River boat from Battambang to Siam Reap: Floating Villages, Screaming Children and RSI of the wrist January 23rd 2008 The bus trip to Battambang was quite an interesting journey. We boarded the local bus in Phnom Penh and the four hour trip turned into a bit of a circus a couple of miles down the road. The further out of Phnom Penh we traveled the cars became less frequent and were replaced with horse drawn carts. We were certainly getting out into the sticks. After stopping every 30 minutes at the local roadside ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang 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
Hi there. Well, this is my travel blog that I have been trying to keep up for the last 3 years. Although a few gaps have started to appear I will do my best to update it as much as possible.
Travelling I will be the first one to admit that I have been dealt some nice cards in my life so far. Born into a middle class Australian family, graduated from university with a job that pays well, freedom of movement and has subsequently given me time to explore. My first trip to South East Asia when I was 24 seemed to revolve around the amount of havoc that I could inflict on my own body in the pro... full info