Blogs from Kratié, East, Cambodia, Asia - page 5

We made our way East from Siem Reap to Kratie, this took a monotonous 12 hours by various buses all of which broke down at some point. We eventually arrived in the dark, never a favourite for any traveller, but were kindly greeted by a man and his tuk tuk and a sign for the guesthouse we had earmarked to head too. So off we went and ended up at YouHong Guesthouse $5 for a double en-suite, not bad hey!!!! There isn’t much else to say about our time here, there really was nothing to do here. We had a potter along the banks of the Mekong, had a few beers and chatted to fellow travellers. We could have took a trip to see the rare Irrawaddy dolphins but the bus journey the day before had ... read more

23.07.09 During my last days in Cambodia I had to learn that not everything can be perfect all the time. After a great time in Phnom Penh I enthusiastically went to Kratie which is famous for it’s fresh water dolphins and of course I didn’t want to miss them out. As soon as I had arrived to this little place on the Mekong river, I looked for a guesthouse which already seemed quite abandoned when I arrived. The room was big, but already when I checked in I realized that it was not the cleanest place. But the hot water shower convinced me to stay (you can’t imagine how good it feels to take a hot shower after weeks of cold showers… my feet actually got clean again!!) After the shower I was full of energy ... read more

The rumor is true.....we are coming home due to lack of funds!!, you have now heard it officially from us. We fly home on 4th October, we are still going to all of the countries we planned to just spending less time in each.so excited to see you all. See you all in October!!! Love Laura and Helen x x... read more

I had picked up a Cambodian visa at the embassy in Vientiane as to not get overcharged at the border, a very common story. The borders are usually a bit sketchy. From the border I went to Kratie in central-east Cambodia. The town was littered with trash which is common in Cambodia, but the ouskirts were beautiful. Kratie is on the banks of the Mekong River and is known for a colony of the endangered Irawaddy Dolphins. I took a boat out to see the dolphins and although they only come up briefly for air you could see their characteristically round nose pop out of the water before the dorsal fin, then tail. There were about six or seven that were around the boat, but never closer than 30ft or so. They were too quick to ... read more

"hello were you from?" "Belgium" "Capital of Belgium is Brussels; 10 million people... minus two 'cause you are here!" Een paar dagen geleden was dit nog de conversatie in Siem Riep tussen ons de verkoopsters... Vandaag hebben we al een heel ander cambodja gezien: groener, heuvelachtig, rubberplantages en veel minder toeristisch. op de knooppunten van de grote wegen heb je nog wel de chaotische, vuile, drukte van alles wat handelt en leeft. Varkens ondersteboven vastgebonden op de scooter, volgens Guy dood maar ik zag er een bewegen, volgestapelde vrachtwagen, tot ver boven het verstandige gewicht met daarop (zo'n 5 m) de stapelaars; vol zelfvertrouwen of met een ei in de broek. Na een dag bussen zijn we in Kratie. Verder naar het noorden was met normaal bustransport niet mogelijk... Kratie ligt aan de Mekong en iets ... read more