Blogs from Kep, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 5

David here... We arrived back in Phnom Penh with 2 goals that day; to book all our onward travel up to Vietnam and to get to the National Museum. We made our way back to the Indochine hotel which we had pre-booked during our last stay and from there booked onward travel to Kep for the next day and then the trip to Chau Doc in Vietnam on the 21st when our visas become valid. All of this was done for us quickly and easily which meant we had plenty of time to make it to the museum. It has to be said, booking travel all over South East Asia has been a doddle and we are yet to be let down by anyone. The museum itself is a very grand building, in the style of ... read more

Kirsten’s Birthday and a weekend on Rabbit Island ... In the midst of another busy week, working with drillers under the hot sun and chasing around to find local labs that have half way decent analytical methodology, Kirsten’s Birthday rolled around on Thursday (26th). On our way to dinner at Friends (a lovely little restaurant set up to train Phnom Penh street kids in hospitality), K somewhat perturbed by having to wear clothes have become increasingly yellow (village laundry), stumbled across a brilliant and funky clothes shop, Spicy Green Mango, which has some classy kit that would not be out of place in a Newtown boutique. Sporting a classy new dress we had a lovely Birthday celebration, ordered almost exclusively in Khmer. There’s nothing like ordering meals and shopping top improve the language skills. Whilst we ... read more

Well another month has passed, and we now find ourselves in Cambodia. We had originally thought that we would stay another three months Teaching in Vietnam but the old itchy feet were taking hold again, so we decided to hit the road. We really did enjoy our time in Nha Trang, the Teaching was a challenge at times, but also very rewarding. Towards the end I started teaching children 4-12 years old and it was good fun but took lots of energy. We really tried to get involved with the local kids whilst there and had several outings with them. One Sunday we spent the afternoon with a lot of Environmental students cleaning up a local beach, which earned us some very strange looks from the locals, between us we managed to fill about 3 dozen ... read more

We want to explore the local area so rent a bike which is a semi-automatic. Rik has only ridden an automatic so after he is given a quick lesson on how to use it, we are ready to go. We drive around for ages, looking for a temple we don’t find. The ride is great, however. We ride along the coast and eventually we’re going past fields and dodging cows intent on crossing the road. It’s safe driving a bike around here as despite it being the main road, vehicles only pass now and then. In fact, there is not much in Kep - it is refreshingly unspoilt and undeveloped. All you get in the way of shops are a few huts scattered here and there. It is a totally different world … On our way ... read more

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