Phnom Penh - city of stark contrasts: from the darkest of mornings, to teaching kids English May 9th 2007 Again, travelling by public bus, after a 5 hour journey from our beach getaway Sihanoukville (Blog: Sihanoukville) we arrived in Phnom Penh in time for lunch. Of course, there was the usual mayhem at the bus station as we forced our way off the bus, with Tuk Tuk drivers jostling for business.
Arriving at the bus station, you can't fail to notice what I think is probably a defining building of ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
"Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.", Christopher Colombus
After 15 years combined service at Philips, it was time for a couple of qualified management accountants to have an adventure that didn't involve spreadsheets. Above all, it was time for a new challenge - no, not getting home in daylight, but seeing a bit of this beautiful world we live in. After promising ourselves countless times, this would be the year we did it, we eventually headed off on our hard earned career break on 19th January 2007 to travel for 4 1/2 months, taking in :
6 wks Australia
4 wks Ne... full info