Blogs from Battambang, North, Cambodia, Asia - page 6

Battambang Wie bereits erwähnt habe ich vier Tage in diesem Städtchen verbracht. Erlebt habe ich dabei nicht viel. Deswegen gibt es nur Bilder von einem diebischen Affen, einer Ziegelfabrik, einer Fahrt mit dem Bamboo-Train und einen Einblick in Cambodianische Strassenmarkierungstechniken. Das Highlight in diesem Städtchen war jedoch der Circus. Davon gibts später mal einen eigenen Eintrag.... read more

We took a speedboat (which wasn't very fast, we took eight hours instead of four!) from Siem Reap to Battambang passing by many floating villages. A beautiful ride, but we must say quite an adventures too as at every floating village we stopped to take more people! A funny ride too, as Cambodian people feel very quickly comfortable, Florence her legs were crushed by two children and their mom, Roze-Marie had a babygirl sleeping in her arms for more than an hour and an old cute lady sitting next to Helene always wanted to touch her. Finally arrived at destination the adventure wasn't over yet as getting off the boat with our heavy backpack, very steep, small and slippery stairs were waiting for us. Battambang is a riverside town with a chilled atmosphere and gave us ... read more

Hi all! Well I'm now writing from a hotel room in Battambang in the north west of Cambodia waiting for the heavy rains to stop - I think we'll have to get used to this, apparently the rainy season has been pretty pitiful over the past few years so this year might make up for it! Which is good for the crops but keeps us inside! After a night bus to Bangkok last Sunday, we stayed with Carol our French friend for the day on Monday, spending it all in MBK, one of Bangkok's largest shopping malls helping her find some gifts for her family and friends, and buying a few things ourselves - I bought some new trousers to replace the ones I bought in Goa, the first week we were away... they really needed ... read more

Hello. J'accumule les kilomètres en même temps que du retard sur mon blog. J'ai quitté le Sud et la plage ce matin pour remonter vers le Nord-Ouest et la ville de Battambang, non loin du lac Tonlé Sap. Il paraît que c'est la deuxième ville du pays. A première vue, ça parait plus petit que Sihanoukville mais je suis arrivé de nuit et j'ai pas encore eu le temps d'explorer. En plus, je me suis tapé 11h de route aujourd'hui, ça faisait longtemps, alors je ne ferai pas de vieux os ce soir. En tout cas, c'est une des dernières villes khmers, pas encore envahie par le tourisme, mais avec des inconvénients, la ville se lève tôt et se couche tôt... Donc c'est un peu mort le soir... Mais de toute façon, Battambang n'est qu'une étape ... read more

Didn't reall rate Siem Reap so soon found myself on a bus to Battamband. The journey took 4 hours but worth it. A soon as we arrived I immediately liked the look of the place As the bus pulled into the terminal we were met by a swarm of tultuk drivers. I picked one I liked the look of and asked him to take me to a guesthouse. Well we soon pulled up at this place right in the centre of Battambang and a receptionist was showing me the most luxurious room Ive seen during my travels- I thought that no way I could afford such opulence but on asking it worked out under £8 a night o after a peaceful evening and a Khmer meal followed by a couple of bottles of Bruntys I went ... read more