http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Cambodia , South , Phnom Penh en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:25 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:27:25 +0000 I didn39t intend to add another entry before my trip to the temples at Angkor Wat but I visited the Tuol Sleng Museum in Phnom Penh this morning which serves as a testament to the horrendous crimes of the Khmer Rouge. In the 1950607039s this was a school which was taken over by the Khmer Rouge in 1975 and then became a detention and torture centre for some of the most barbaric crimes in http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-786291.html Helloooo readers how are y39all doin39 todayVanuit Siem Reap wilden we met de boot op de rivier verder reizen naar Battambang maar door het droogseizoen staat de rivier leeg. Zon boottocht zou toch een stuk minder praktisch zijn dus hebben we de bus maar genomen. Maar aan water geen gebrek want het begint stevig te drashen onderweg De gevolgen hiervan zijn toch iets anders dan in Belgi http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-786276.html This Blog has no photos but I39ll get them up as soon as I39m able to Onwards from the pure madness of Hanoi we visited a few towns in central Vietnam before arriving at Saigon. We spent a few days in Hue and then Hoi An both of which had wonderful sandy beaches some of the first we39d encountered in Asia and all of the cultural intensities I39ve come to associate with Vietn http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-786122.html Im just getting back from three weeks of home leave spending time with family and friends in Houston Florida and New Orleans. I arrived back in Phnom Penh on exactly the day I left the U.S. a year ago. Time is such a strange concept. We divide time into these random parts that on the surface appear to be equal. There are 60 minutes in every hour and 24 hours in every day but an hour spent list http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-785153.html Yet another week has passed by in Phnom Penh. Following my usual Sunday brunch get together with a group of English speaking people I decided to have a long walk not at the best time though in the scorching heat of the midday sun through the city and along the river front to make my way to Wat Phnom which is set on top of a 27 metre high treecovered knoll. Apparently many people come here to http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-784313.html Since returning to Phnom Penh after my break on the coast for the Khmer New Year the weather seems to have changed considerably and the heavy rains are falling quite regularly now albeit rather early I think for the time of year. Phnom Penh doesn39t seem to have a very good drainage system if any at all so the roads regularly flood and yesterday I was wading along in my sandals having just http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-783377.html I am eating fish cakes shaped like Angry Birds and deepfried dumplings with my friend CJ at the night market in Phnom Penh. In an effort to get acquainted with the city were trying to have dinner in a most Khmer way sitting on a mat. Around us families and young people are enjoying the evening straight out of work and school. A young woman sings on a stage nearby her rendition of a Khmer p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-783146.html It has been relatively easy and pleasant to write most of our blogs covering our travels since 2010 but this one has proved the hardest yet due to its main subject matter. Most of the places and events I write and chat about are happy but I am afraid that this one is quite sad and distressing however it is a part of our travels so must become part of our journal so here goes. We arrived in Phno http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-782905.html Firstly I stole this title from my cousin39s Emily39s blog. I haven39t blogged in nearly a month so my entry today is lacking a quite important part of my study abroad experience. In the last month I have been lucky enough to have my Mom sister Erin Michael Erin39s boyfriend Harper Erin39s best friend and my third sister Jen my aunt Emily my cousin Beth my other http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-779574.html Three and a half weeks after flying into Hanoi I have left Vietnam. Time really flew it doesn39t seem like that long ago I was leaving Thailand. I guess that means I had fun I39d heard a lot of positive things about Vietnam before I got there and at first I may have been slightly underwhelmed especially after coming from a place I loved as much as Thailand. However after seeing the enti http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-779223.html Well I have been here for almost a month and yes it does seem to be going by quickly now. Work goes on much the same glued to the computer screen. However I did go to a meeting at the beginning of the week where it was very different from any meeting I have ever been to at home. It was quite normal for mobiles to ring people to answer them and hold a conversation round the table while the meeti http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-778817.html Phnom Penh Wir sind also in der Hauptstadt Kambodschas angelangt. Die Stadt ansich ist nicht so der Renner verglichen mit anderen Hauptstdten die ich schon besucht habe. Liegt vielleicht auch daran dass ersst vor ca. 35 Jahren die Schreckensherrschaft der Khmer Rouge der Roten Khmer zu ende ging. Die Hauptsehenswrdigkeiten der Stadt stehen auch total im Zeichen dieses Regimes. Wer s http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-777642.html Time for another entry on the travel blog. Having spent the first two weeks in a very nice hotel I have now moved into a small onebedroomed apartment which is very nice and adequate for my needs. It is costing me 245 a month and comes with all the usual facilities plus free wifi It is good to have somewhere to cook although nice as it is to eat out you do get rather fed up with it every ni http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-777626.html After leaving Miami I made a few quick stops around the west and northwest USA and then flew over to Thailand for a few days before heading to Cambodia. While in Cambodia I spent about a week in Phnom Penh and then about 10 days in and around Siem Reap. This pictures in this blog are in and around Phnom Penh. Notable things in Phnom Penh are the Royal Palace The Killing Fields the S21 prison http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-777509.html Feb 3 2013And Im off No wait its still only 630am. Why am I awake I went to bed like 4 hours ago. Sleep graces me again until my alarm goes off.The hostel I staid at apparently had a breakfast included but for the price of 7 a night and I only paid 5. I was like oh okay no problem. I can get a sweet Banh My Pate on the street for like 75 cents. But the receptionist working was so k http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-777312.html Hello everybody. Well it is a bit over three weeks that I have been in Cambodia and I am beginning to feel comfortable. There is so much to tell you. We had an orientation week and those who are my friends on Facebook know that we did part of that week in a small village on the Mekong in a home stay. The village ISP Koh Preah the name of the island too. 1470 people live there no power or runnin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-777228.html Well I have been in Phnom Penh for almost two weeks now and how different it all has been. I must admit I am struggling with this heat 36 degrees plus although I might get comments about that as I know there has been snow back at home recently Apart from this intense heat I am missing my friends my life and activities in London and especially my two girls but guess it will take a while to sett http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-776525.html Today I left the two loves of my life to embark upon an adventure of a lifetime. I am so grateful to have this opportunity thanks to the unwavering support of my amazing husband. Saying goodbye to my hubby and precious baby Charlies face was heartbreaking. I think Charlie laughed his heartiest laugh yet while I tickled him during the car ride to the airport I soaked in that moment with all http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-776432.html Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation39s center of economic and industrial activities as well as the center of security politics cultural heritage and diplomacy of Cambodia. Once known as the Pearl of Asia it was c http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-776260.html Well things didn39t quite go to plan when I awoke for my day trip on Sunday vomiting and well you can imagine what else. Disappointedly I cancelled my plans and alternated between bathroom trips and passing out on the bed. Eventually I crashed out completely.When I woke up I decided I wasn39t prepared to spend the whole day in my room so I got ready took an Imodium and headed out fo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Phnom-Penh/blog-775491.html