Jerry in Wat Roka Kandal, Kratie

Mekong towns of Kratie and Stung Treng

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December 26th 2009
It was a long seven and half hour bus trip to Kratie - flat boring countryside, very dusty in places, though the roads were all bitumen. Though it was a VIP bus DVD's were still played at top volume most of the trip which gets hard to take after a few hours. A popular DVD series features is a male comedian/singer whose screeching songs become very grating to our ears - though he's obviously very ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » East

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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