Blogs from Phnom Penh, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 196

The next series of blogs will be fairly brief as we have a huge backlog to catch up on! We have spent the last month in Laos having so much fun and with limited internet facilities that its hard to go back and talk about what we've done! Hopefully the pictures will give you a better idea! We miss you all lots and appreciate all your comments, emails and concerns! Phnom Penh We had great fun in Phnom Penh, at first we didn't realize the city's potential as we ended up in a guesthouse in the wrong part of town- but we met Charlie again at his place by the lake and realized there was a lot of fun to be had here! We haven't got many photos for some reason but the museums, markets and ... read more

Manche Laender kann man nicht besuchen ohne sich wenigstens ein wenig mit ihrer juengsten Geschichte auseinanderzusetzen. Auf dieser Reise trifft das nicht nur auf Vietnam zu sondern natuerlich ebenso auf Kambodscha, schliesslich liegt das Regime der Roten Khmer kaum 30 Jahre zurueck. Und zur Not erinnern einen auch die Fahrer der Tuk Tuks und Motorradtaxis daran, denn eine der Standardfragen, die man als Tourist ungefaehr 50 mal am Tag in Phnom Penh hoert, ist "you wanna go Killing Fields?" Selbige und das ehemalige Gefaengnis fuer politische Gefangene der Roten Khmer sind auch einige der meistbesuchten Orte in der Stadt und auch fuer mich quasi "Pflichtprogramm". Erstes Ziel sind die Killing Fields vob Choeung Ek, vor langer Zeit einmal einfach ein Obstgarten. Fuer die Roten Khmer jedoch Endstation fuer praktisch alle, meist politischen, Gefangenen aus dem Gefaengnis ... read more

Hi from Vientiane, Laos, where Danielle and I have spent a few days before heading out on the train tonight to Bangkok. We're meeting up with my parents for a bit of luxury and r&r in a villa for a week - the longest I will have been in one place since I left home! I can't quite believe I've been away for 7 months already - time is flying past. In the past few days I've finally booked the last leg of our journey to Australia - the boat from Singapore to Brisbane! After exchanging emails with a shipping agent in NZ for the past few months I've taken the plunge - we sail in early March and arrive 9 days later in Queensland, meaning I will have travelled all the way from the UK ... read more

It's been a while since I posted my last blog, my apologies to all those regular readers who have been anxiously awaiting word about my travels. I believe my last blog was posted the night before I went to Ankor Wat, so maybe that is a good place to start this one off. I woke up at about 8 and hired a tuk-tuk driver to take me around Angkor Wat for the day. I think I arrived at the temple complex at around 9 or 10 and managed to see everything I wanted to in less than 6 hours. The temple complex is very large and if one purchased the three day pass there would be more than enough to see. However, by going for only half a day, I was able to see all the ... read more

we came back to phnom pehn for a couple of days before flying back to bangkok (we'll only be in bangkok for 24 hours this time). this time we're staying at the top banana, a little hippie haven about half a block from the hotel we stayed at previously. it is a backpacker style place with common gathering areas and nice staff.....and it's a whopping $5 a night!!! we still have some shopping to do today (and we have to buy another suitcase to stuff all of our finds in)...who knows what else the day will bring. unfortunately for us, burning man tickets go on sale tomorrow and the internet here is WAY to slow to even attempt that feat.....so i guess we'll be paying more for tix this year : ( i can't believe we'll ... read more