http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Cambodia , North , Battambang en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:08:05 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:08:05 BST Hej med jerSaa er det igen tid til en lille mail om hvad vi gaar og laver Da vi sidst skrev var vi paa motorcykeltur i Vietnam hvor vi efterfolgende havde et endnu et par dage. Naeste dag havde vi lidt start vanskeligheder da vi punkterede efter to min. korsel men det var heldigvis i byen saa der skete ingenting. Som de fleste steder i Vietnam er der et lappevaerksted paa hvert gadehjorne d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-301637.html Hey this is finally working or more to the point.. I'm getting it... http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-299502.html After the splendors of Angkor Wat we spent several more days exploring other aspects of Siem Reap. One particularly meaningful experience was a visit to the landmine museum run by the Cambodian Landmine Museum Relief Fund . The project was begun by Aki Ra a former member of the Khmer Rouge Army. Though only a child when he was enlisted he was taught to work with explosives and to lay the d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-294639.html We left Seam Reap by Boat by the picture onthe ticket it looked quite nice and relaxing for 710hrs but when we arrived it was a small but long boat where everyone had to sit either side and stare at each other the whole way ha ha We went through a floating village called Chong Kneas then out on too a large lake called Tonle Sap Lake but it was really rough we got soaked then back th http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-293503.html Ik besef dat mijn stukjes op dit weblog vaak een beetje een naargeestige misschien zelfs deprimerende toon hebben. Het is niet dat er hier niet gelachen wordt integendeel. Het zijn echter de minder leuke dingen die indruk maken en waar ik vervolgens kond van doe. Soms gaat het echter samen. Hieronder heb ik een aantal momenten verzameld die op het moment zelf niet zo leuk waren maar waar ik ach http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-289861.html 021 Cambodia Battambang053108 060408The second largest city in Cambodia ReallyBattambang is the second largest city in Cambodia and although you can sense its desire to be the next tourist destination of the country still has a long way to go before offering Siem Reap caliber attractions. After the dramatic events that occurred in Siem Reap check out our previous entries if you mi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-284913.html Yesterday in Siem Reap I hired a guy with a scooter to drive me around for the day to all the temples around Siem Reap including Angkor Wat. I'm not too interested in history but it was pretty cool to see all the temples and see how sophisticated the temples are considering they were built more than a thousand years ago. Alot of people come to Cambodia just to see Angkor Wat so there were al http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-284362.html What do you know Irsquom more than a little behind with my blogging too much lazing around and enjoying myself to start typing thatrsquos whathellip loads of photos to sort through beaches to bathe on DVDrsquos to digest games to play oh and of course places to seehellip so whatrsquos new eh Well the next leg of our trip turned out to be one of the more memorable journeys to d http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-277386.html We took the journey from Siem Reap to Battambang by boat. It passes some scenic river life in an eight hour journey. In the wet season they use bigger boats that only take five hours but the locals don't like those because of the damage they cause. As it was even with the smaller boat there were a few angry people shaking their oars at us as we passed. But it isn't just a tourist boat the lo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-274644.html Battambang is quite lovely go there. Everyone should visit. Nic says so. But they don't.Despite a delightfully slow paced charm and such real enthusiasm on the part of the locals Battambang Cambodia's second city city is a bit of a joke sees less tourists than Dundee. The country famed for Pol Pot and Angkor Wat is developing at a frightening pace. Possibly quicker than anywhere else in South http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-273778.html Greetings Readerswe left the capital of Laos on 29th March heading down south to Tha kaek a transit town for buses situated by the mekong river across from which you can see Thailand. After two nights of visiting temples and fearsome thunderstorms we moved on to Pakse. On both these journeys we were accompanied by my sister Addrienne and her husband Dave which gave us the opportunity to cat http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-269141.html Na een aantal dagen Siem Reap besloten we dat het tijd was om verder te gaan. Met pijn in het hart lieten we deze mooie stad met vriendelijke mensen achter ons. Vooral het guesthouse zouden we missen we werden tijdens ons verblijf namelijk praktisch opgenomen in de familie die het guesthouse runde Op 2 april gingen we naar Battambang. We hadden een ticket geboekt bij GSTbusmaatschappij. Wij von http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-268044.html Siem Reap to BattambangThe water route from Siem Reap to Battambang is supposed to be the most scenic in the country. In the wet season the trip takes 4 hours in the dry it takes anywhere from 67hours. I didn't have anything better to do than enjoy a long boat trip and take pictures while moving past floating villages and fisheries so I chose to take the boat rather than the 4hour bus that zoome http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-267889.html So today was a little less adventure and a lot more relaxing. I got breakfast at the market a chicken leg in amazing spices accompanied with rice. Then at 930 I was at the 'Smokin' Pot' restaurant to learn to cook Khmer food. A british couple and a woman afrom Paris were the other people there for the cooking class. We accompanied the chefrestaurant owner to the market to buy the ingredie http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-264389.html I woke up this morning at 6 am got breakfast packed and was picked up at 730. Yesterday I went to the 'Ministry of Tourism Office'. I booked the 'VIP Bus' supposedly the cheaper one for 1300 Baht about 42. I thought that seemed like a lot of money but I was at the official Ministry of Tourism after all so I coughed up the money. A van picked me up at my hotel which was very nice beca http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-263781.html 4.4. und 5.4. in Siem Reap Zu den Tempeln ich muss noch anfuegen dass die Bauten die ganzen Anlagen die Relieffs die Statuen und noch so vieles mehr mich sehr stark an die Bauten in Zentralamerika Inka Mayas etc. von Honduras Guatemala und Belize erinnern die Dinge sind sehr aehnlich fast schon unnatuerlich aehnlich. Dies sehen auch andere Touristen so und sogar die TourGuides obwohl http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-263288.html Take a banana. Wrap it in rice. Wrap the whole thing in a coat of banana leaves and grill it on a charcoal fire. Call it delicious.Wake up as early a possible. Rush to the market religiously as soon as you open your eyes. The villagers will be selling their wares women in sarungs with shawls draped crisscrossed around their heads or with straw sun hats crouched beneath their stall umbrellas. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-263170.html Battambang isn't exactly on the typical tourists itinery but we decided to take a gamble and it paid off. We were tired of temples and needed some place different. Away from the tourists temples and crowded places. Decided to give Phnom Penh a miss and head to this sleepy quiet town via a 3.5 hr bumpy car ride. The road to battambang isn't exactly in good shape but we got there on time and http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-260038.html I recently touched on the subject of my uncultivated English school life back in 1975 aged 8. Sharing my concerns of the distinct lack of education I received on Cambodian politics and current affairs and I mentioned about my love of a certain western heart throb few were available to me at the time but looking back the options were limited The Osmonds more Donny due to being similar in age http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-256113.html Siem Reaps cardinal points were working hard. In the North the stars struggled to glimmer within the ebbing darkness of the previous night. Over East for its 100 millionth time the sunrise was about to mirror itself above the man made peaks of Angkor Wat into the dehydrated pond in front. West is where the clacking of excited nationalities stood clicking aspiring cameras which could be heard as http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-255116.html It's getting that time I have to do another visa run. I had planned it so that I would not be in Chiang Mai for Songkran The Water Festival. as it is euphemistically known. Actually its a freeforall water fight from morning to night led by young drunken backpackers. And they don't hesitate using the filthy water from the moat of the city.This is the ThAI New Year. They celebrate the POPULAR Ne http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-249940.html Hellooo Everyone. After a week of bacteriaridden stomach sickness for Aaron confined 10 feet between the bathroom and bedroom we were eagerly awaiting a change. We spent 4 days of nothingness in Battanmbang Cambodia. This the second largest city located in the northeast corner of the country. This was an interesting city for several reasons.1. It isn't a popular tourist destination at all http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-245396.html Boating our way to Battambang Leaving the grace and beauty of Siem Reap behind we headed towards the provincial town of Battambang. The boat ride between Siem Reap and Battambang was purported to be one of the most scenic in Cambodia and thankfully unlike our experience in Ratanikiri the boats were still plying these waters.As the dry season advances journeys along this stretch of the Tonle S http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-243701.html Seriously today was just hell. I think I would rather be on a bike. We are taking a six hour or so we are told boat ride up the river to Battambang. This is a boat that doesn't look like it will float. It's wooden it's old the seats are hard and the toilet is in a closet but I didn't even look at it. I still wanted to just curl up and sleep all day but not on this boat. I took out my pi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-242753.html We left Phnom Penh to go to Battambang on the bus and went to a lovely hotel called the Royal Hotel. Everyone is really friendly in Cambodia and the guys in the hotel were lovely. Battambang was much less touristy then Phnom Penh and much less shouts of tuk tuk everywhereBattambang is a riverside town but there isn't much to do in the centre itself you have to get out of the town and go explor http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-234219.html I spent a month in Laos in total and it still wasn't enough to take everything in. After doing the trek mentioned in the previous blog I headed for an even smaller town Muang Sing which was according to Lonely Planet the eco trekking centre of Laos and one of the highlights of South East Asia. They must have been having an off day there was absolutely nothing to do and no one knew of anyth http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-231685.html MERRY CHRISTMASI hope you are all feeling festiveSorry for not having written for AGES We have been in Battambang visiting the Catholic Parish there and seeing the work they are doing for the poor and landmine and Polio victims. We had quite a schedule that kept us from the internetWe are now back in Siem Reap for christmas and i think the plan is we go to a floating church about 1 12 hour http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-229993.html It is now my last day in Cambodia and I'm actually at the halfway point of my trip. Already It's gone way too fast.. I've had a fab time in Cambodia though. The people here are superfriendly and I'm gutted that I can't stay longer but at least it gives me an excuse to come back one day.We started in Phnom Penh where we arrived exhausted after yet another nightmare bus journey we were promise http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-227216.html We made an early start leaving our guesthouse at 6am to get on a slow baot to Battambang. Got crammed into the smallest minbus to take us where the boat left. Got off the minibus to find my bag had gone rucksack had gone walkies so I started arguing with the driver who was blaming me for it dissappearing. Turns out one of the tour guides had put it on the boat without me knowing but it had me run http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-226517.html Thursday December 6th 2007Today Irsquom taking a cooking course at the Smokin Pot. First a visit at the market and then we are ten tourists from all over the world Australia France Singapore Belgium USAhellip trying our best to make Khmer meals. Well believe it or not the result was quite good. The only drawback After such a lunch I was still to full to have dinner.Friday December http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/North/Battambang/blog-225909.html