Blogs from Battambang, North, Cambodia, Asia - page 10

Geo: 12.9403, 103.118Often times it is the journey and not the destination that provides the big wow. Such was the case on our slow boat from Siam Reap to Battambang. It was an opportunity for an up-close look at some Cambodian communities that rely on the Tonle Sap Lake and the Sangker River for day-to-day life but at the same time have to endure the eccentricities of those bodies of water. During the monsoon season, the flooding of the Mekong actually reverses the flow of the river that normally drains the Tonle Sap Lake and the surface area of the lake can increase by as much as 4x. Great for rice production, not so great for waterfront housing.The homes we saw fell into one of three categories; they floated (in many cases the 'homes' were a ... read more

Once again, I have decided technology is against me. About three hours ago, I sat down and once again typed up a 1100 word blog, that was humorous, interesting and entertaining. The internet was not working, so I thought I’d be clever and ‘select all’ and ‘copy’, so it would be forever stored in clipboard. I then proceeded to restart the computer, open up the TravelBlog webpage, and smiling quietly to myself, hit the paste button and stared at a blank screen. Oh My God… clipboard deletes itself every time you turn off the computer. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO FRUSTRATED IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! So, after going out for dinner and getting changed into my pyjamas, I am going to give this another go! Thursday morning, we grabbed a quick breakfast, then went to an ... read more

Greetings from Battambang, Cambodia! I have now been in Battambang for 6 nights, each day and night filled with new adventures of exploration and discovery. The first 10 days of my trip was spent with the guys in Thailand, being a tourist, so I’ll let the Facebook photos and stories serve as a summary of that, but this is the experience I have been gearing up for since the summer! I tore down my old life in Canada, and am attempting to build a new one here in Cambodia. One of the themes of this trip is to build something out of nothing, starting with only a backpack (and some savings), and building a life and a sense of belonging in a completely new place, culture, and life. This adventure starts in Battambang because I was ... read more

Beste mensen! De vorige keer ben ik mijn blog geeindigd toen we op het eiland Koh Phangnan waren, dit eiland hebben we bezocht voor de beroemde "full moon party" mee te kunnen maken. Dit feest is op het strand van Haad Rin en is zoals de titel het ook zegt op de avond van de volle maan. Hier komen iedere maand circa 20.00 tot 30.000 mensen op af. Iedereen draagt fluoriserende kleding en accesoires, en overal zijn blacklights opgehangen om de kleuren nog beter te maken! Ook zijn de "buckets" hier erg bekend, dit zijn kleine emmers gevuld met een mix van sterke drank,redbull en fris welke met massa's worden aangeboden in de vele kraampjes langs het strand. Overal zijn ook shows te zien, meestal in combinatie met vuur! We zijn s'avonds om 10 uur begonnen ... read more

Da wir auf unserer Reise doch noch relativ viel Zeit uebrig haben, dachten wir uns, mit dem Boot ueber einen der Arme des Tonle Sap Sees per Boot hinunter nach Battambang zu fahren, wo es auch noch ein paar Tempel gibt. Ein Minivan holte uns und andere Touristen von diversen Hotels ab, um uns dann zum Hafen von Chong Kneas (auch eine Floating Village) zu bringen. Einziges Problem war ein Reifen der, genau nachdem wir alle Touristen aufgesammelt hatten und ueber welchem unfairerweise genau wir gesessen sind, platzte. Wir interpretierten das als moegliches Zeichen, uns beim Essen vielleicht doch ein wenig zurueckzuhalten, doch der Fahrer beschloss nach kurzem Ueberlegen die 20km lange Strecke einfach trotzdem zu fahren, damit wir das Boot noch rechtzeitig erwischen konnten. So kamen wir nach einer recht holprigen Fahrt am Hafen an, ... read more