 | The group
2008-05-15, Cambodia, Cambodia. By: stevoshell | | The group that we spent our Cambodian trip with
Tour Leader - Pharkourn aka 'Dave', Cambodia
Deebs - London, Eng
Sofia - Southampton, Eng
Adam - Cardiff, Wal
Danny - Portsmouth, Eng
Elliot -... |
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| Home Stay
2008-05-02, Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia. By: stevoshell | | During our trip round Cambodia we had the chance to stay with a local family to give us a taste of Cambodian riral life. After being introduced to the family they cooked us feast which was delicious a... |
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| Killing Fields
2008-07-10, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: stevoshell | | We arrived in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Very busy city, full of mopeds. The hostel we were staying in wasn't up to much. Michelle found an Ant in her sandwich!! Though it was Phnom Penh whe... |
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| Highs and Lows
2008-05-03, Sihanoukville, Cambodia. By: stevoshell | | Arrived in the beach town of Sihanoukville. Lovely area with a nice beach and plenty of beach bars to keep the party going. Still a lot of poverty in the area with lots of street kids selling braclets... |
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 | Our amazing time in Mondul Kiri
2008-05-02, Mondul Kiri, Cambodia. By: SEA1 | | After having to postpone our travels from Phnom Penh to Mondul Kiri because Raphael got sick, we managed to leave the following day thanks to 'Dad'. Mondul Kiri is a town of about 7000 people in North... |
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| Angkor What?
2008-04-30, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: stevoshell | | Hello from cambodia, after the longest bus journey ever we arrived in Siem Reap in cambodia, it took us 12 hours on the bus (that was air conditioned, thank god!!)and it was also the scariest bus jour... |
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 | Cambodia
2008-04-02, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: GBrownlie | | We arrived in Phnom Penh on 2 April and set out for a bit of sightseeing. First stop was the Tuol Sleng Museum (former Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot prison). It was pretty horrific - the cells were tiny, there ... |
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| Our first few days in Cambodia
2008-04-18, Jakarta, Cambodia. By: SEA1 | | We arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday and since then have been staying in Phnom Phen. We have had a really good orientation to learn more about the country - it's history, relgion and culture.
Today w... |
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 | 14: Greetings from the Kingdom of CAMBODIA!
2008-01-27, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: Geerty14 | | Grace and Peace People!
I am currently in Cambodia (a very poor country to the east of Thailand). I really love it here. We arrived here last night by bus. It was a 6 hour drive on what "Lonely... |
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 | Phnom Pehn, time to catch up on our movies!
2008-02-20, Phnum Penh, Cambodia. By: bennicci | | Hello all and welcome back to our wacky SE Asia adventure!
Not much has happened since the last time we spoke to you all. We had a long day on the 19th leaving the hotel at 6:00am to catch our bus ... |
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 | Evil Minds Think Alike
2008-02-17, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: mala | | When you start digging into the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge, you can't help (especially if you live in Warsaw) to see the parallels with World War Two. The stories that emerged from Pol Pot's school... |
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 | The Tourist Influx Scam Show
2008-02-14, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: mala | | It's a good psychological trick, but it didn't quite work on us. Here is the idea: you start by apologizing for all the lies that have surely been told to the group before you, reveal a single truth t... |
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 | Our trip to Angkor Wat! Say WHAT?
2008-02-18, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. By: bennicci | | Greetings and salutations one and all!
We had a big day today, finally getting to see Angkor Wat and its surrounding temples. The day started early as we had booked a Tour Guide and a tuktuk for 8am.... |
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 | Our day of rest...
2008-02-17, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: bennicci | | Hello all!
Today, we had a nice sleep in until 11am, was great. Haven't really had a nice long sleep the entire holiday. Well so it feels... Having missed breakfast by an hour and a half, we decided ... |
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 | Welcome to the Kingdom of Cambodia!
2008-02-16, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: bennicci | | Hello all!
Sorry about the absence of entries over the last week... We have some unfortunate news. Our beautiful new underwater camera decided to no longer be water proof while we were diving off Bam... |
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 | Arrived Alive... Somehow
2007-03-31, Battambang, Cambodia. By: travelalex | | Motorcycle to sation, with bags, beautiful train, bumpy ride, almost fell of the roof, dad did a James Bond carrage roof jump, used more film than a Kubric production, no tolets on train, half the car... |
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| The Crazy Country
2007-03-30, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: travelalex | | I can’t believe that I was concerned about the traffic a few days ago. Singapore has nothing on Phnom Penh. I don’t think there are any traffic rules over here. I seriously can’t believe that we didn’... |
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 | The other world.
2008-01-13, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: ajmartino | | Well, Cambodia has been an experience, likewise with Thailand. Seeing how the rest of the world lives, makes me grateful of Perth, however; I am not a patriot.
The other night we went to a childre... |
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 | Angkor Waaaat?!
2008-01-09, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: ajmartino | | Today was amazing. We walked through the ancient temples of the khmar people of Cambodia. They are more than 800 years old.
we are going to be spending 3 days exploring the temples and their surro... |
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| The heart of darkness
2008-01-08, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: ajmartino | | Our remaining days of Koh samui were great. We spent the time relaxing and exploring the island by way of car. Then it was time to leave our lovely sudo island paradise for the hussle and bussle of Ph... |
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 | PREK TOAL
2007-12-04, siem reap, Cambodia. By: cobber1 | | the bird sanctuary was great.what can i say all different types of birds,Painted stork,milky stork,eagles,ibis,heaps of fish and flooded forrest,used the same company again tara riverboat they have sm... |
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| TONLE SAP LAKE
2007-12-03, siem reap, Cambodia. By: cobber1 | | heard in siem reap the police controlled check point entry is now $20 per person,looked around for a tour company in town and came across a company called tara riverboat company,they arranged pickup f... |
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 | Moto Tour Cambodia
2007-12-02, Phnum Penh, Cambodia. By: sandman | | I found a beach further south in Vietnam on an Island called Phu Quoc in the Gulf of Thailand. It was a paradise, a white sand beach and 8$ an night to stay on the beach I wasent complaining! I met so... |
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 | Going Overland
2007-11-20, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: dilleybug | | I am going overland from Siem Reap to Bangkok. Just so someone back home knows a general plan. Don't worry, nothing bad will happen, just safety first! I travel to the border at Poi Pet and cross to t... |
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 | Angkor Wat
2007-11-18, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: dilleybug | | Tomb Raider! That is the name of the movie with Angelina Jolie at Angkor. Anywhooooo, it IS amazing - the grandeur of it is boggelling. Angkor Wat is only one temple in an enormous complex covering ap... |
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| Impressions of Cambodia
2007-11-16, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: dilleybug | | Travelling through Cambodia is like travelling into the past. Not only because the internet is slow and i can't upload pictures! But also - the people here are simple and happy. I could easily fall in... |
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| Camboooooo Dia
2007-11-15, phnum penh, Cambodia. By: dilleybug | | I am now officially in Cambodia. I took the Mekong Delta boat up to Cambodia and went out to Kareoke in some little town on the border. Got four hours of sleep and had 'The Bus ride from hell, part 2'... |
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 | To Lake Tonle Sap
2007-01-28, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: lostrock | | Left Siem Reap on a bone jarring tuk tuk ride to get to the boat that would take us to Lake Tonle Sap. We ride thru small villages of shacks and rice paddies to stop at another shack and give some gu... |
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 | Amazing Angkor
2007-07-30, Siem Reap, Cambodia. By: mashman | | Walking through the Killing Fields over human remains and half buried clothes, whilst in the shadow of a mountain of human skulls was not only harrowing, but completely defied all sense of logic and b... |
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 | A Town Called Malice
2007-07-28, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: mashman | | Arriving in Phnom Penh after Vietnam, was like being transported back to India or Nepal. The streets were dusty, the buildings looked worn, and the rickshaws were dodging the roaming animals. Everyt... |
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 | The Wild West
2007-09-23, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: Damo | | A few things will let you know you’ve entered Cambodia; the Wild West of South-East Asia. It may be the sight of one car towing another using an extension cord, the animal-powered carts, the various ... |
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 | Follow That Bus!
2007-07-26, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: mashman | | Border crossings in Asia, i've discovered, can be stressful experiences. Currently, the most stressful of my travels is without doubt the Nepal - China crossing where, as I stepped across the red div... |
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| Cambodian beaches and city cows
2007-07-26, Sihanoukville, Cambodia. By: thai07 | | If Pattaya in Thailand is Playa del Sol, then Sihanoukville in Cambodia is some Soviet beach resort in the 70's. The town is very worn out and the place lacks enough tourists to finance fancy restaura... |
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 | Thai wedding and Cambodian insanity
2007-07-24, Phnonh Penh, Cambodia. By: thai07 | | Since I last updated the journal, we've managed to move from Bangkok to the wedding in Surin, and onwards to Siem Riep in Cambodia and from there to the capitol of Cambodia, Phnonh Penh.
Nat tried ... |
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| The morning after the night before
2007-06-08, Angkor Wat, Cambodia. By: lola | | Yeah well we landed in Siem Reap last night and got fairly lively.
Last ones out the door after the all the western men left with all the teenage prostitutes!Its a sad sight.The local men thought t... |
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| Cambodia Stories
2007-05-15, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. By: haworta | | My travels have taken a step down to the more budget end of late, not so much because I'm spending too much money, but more to 'keep it real'' - In the last 5 days I have taken 2 pretty long bus journ... |
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 | Arrived Alive... Somehow
2007-03-31, Battambang, Cambodia. By: alexandem | | Motorcycle to sation, with bags, beautiful train, bumpy ride, almost fell of the roof, dad did a James Bond carrage roof jump, used more film than a Kubric production, no tolets on train, half the car... |
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