Blogs from Cambodia, Asia - page 2

The food choices have been amazing although eating ‘Dory’ last night as my Cambodian equivalent of cod as part of my fish and chips was a bit traumatic 😉 The food in the jungle/ riverside lodge was plentiful and varied,as we were ‘all inclusive’, so had breakfast,lunch and a 3 course dinner 😋 Kampot hotel did not include breakfast so we had to venture out for sustenance - needless to say we’re not starving 👍... read more

Just to let you know that you should expect a flurry of blogs now but they will mainly contain pictures 😉 I know quite a few of you are keen photographers so I thought I would take a few black and white shots around the Angkor site... read more

When we arrived at the pontoon outside Battambang our boat was met with a swarm of tuk tuk drivers all offering a ride into town. Steph cleverly managed to nab a driver inside the boat who took us to our hotel Oh Battambang. Another social enterprise, this hotel offers training and employment to people from vulnerable backgrounds or with disabilities. After checking in we found somewhere to enjoy a light supper then crashed out. The next morning we enjoyed breakfast at the hotel with the most delicious jam 😋We then walked into town to see the sights which included some French colonial buildings; 3 huge Chinese schools; a market; the governors residence that now houses a museum, and several Buddist monks. There is a centre for educating monks in the city and all males from 16 ... read more

The site Angkor is where moated cities; terraces ; pools and temples were constructed from the 9th century. The most famous temple is Angkor Wat. The area became the centre of the ancient Khmer civilisation and is the size of 304 football pitches.The sight was left when trade routes became disrupted and the surrounding area became unsafe. The Khmer political centre was relocated in Phnom Penh but the Angkor area remains in constant use by Buddhist monks and nuns for worshipping, There has been a concerted international effort to help restore and conserve this important site with India, China and France among the countries to help fund vital work. While impossible to visit every temple in the area we were determined to visit as many as possible and to experience both sunrise and sunset in Angkor. ... read more

So enough with the sad stuff Cambodia, show me your awesome. Today I had booked a tour with an organisation called the Wildlife Alliance. The group gathered to meet Marie and Bort at 7.30. We all piled into a beautifully air-conditioned van and set off to the Phnom Tamao Zoo. The zoo itself is state owned but they work with NGO's like the Wildlife Alliance to run the rescue centre. Every animal here has had a bad luck story, which I am finding is typical in Cambodia. But inside the sadness you find the stories of these amazing peeps that overcome insurmountable hurdles to make the lives of these animals the best they can be Tamao Zoo is open range. It covers an area of 2300ha. About 100ha is dedicated to animal rehabilitation. They are not ... read more