- Last days in Cambodia...
We moved on from Phnom Penh to a small town called Kratie, located in between Phnom Penh and the Laos border.It's quite small, but I may just have to move there one day.
Indeed, women there (as in many parts Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 8, 2007
- Some pics...
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/94 Posted by janie23 in Jane's trip to Indochina | May 7, 2007
- Cambodia
We got up early yet again and set off in the pouring rain to get our bus. We walked to the hop where we booked it, we were told we'd be picked up from there. A guy turned up late, Posted by faith8069 in Around the world with Faye | May 7, 2007
- Killing fields
Following our visit to the S-21 Museum, we headed to the killing fields.
Other than the actual fields themselves, the site has a memorial building, which holds the skulls, sorted by age and gender, of everyone found on these fields.
[img=http://www.t Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
Written on May 6 for the day of April 27....
**** There are some graphic pics here, buyer beware*****
First, let's begin with a bit of history. The Khmer Rouge were a communist party which took power in 1975, until defeated by Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Angkor Thom - part 3
After lunch, we moved on to another temple, the Baphuon. This one had started to get renovated by a French team, who had meticuously removed and documented each stone, when the Khmer Rouge took over.
When they came back Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Angkor Thom - part 2
famous faces...
You might notice a dumbass sitting on the right of the pic. Joe blow decided that it was a good idea to climb on these statues to get a good pic. I f Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Angkor Thom
Written on March 6...recounting events of April 26...
After Angkor Wat, we went to the city of Angkor Thom (means Great Angkor/Great city), which is a gathering of several temples (at least 7-8) surrounded by a wall that is 12km long. Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Cambodia - Angkor Wat, part 2
The following are pics of some of the carvings found on the walls. They are called "bas-reliefs".
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/83709/Angkor%5FWat%2E%2Edee Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 6, 2007
- Recap of days in Cambodia - with pics!
Witten on May 5...., recollecting the day of April 26...
Gees.. I don't even know where to start! It's been so long! I just found pics from Bangkok, but for the sake of moving this along, let's forget about them and Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | May 5, 2007
- Cambodia Part One
Firstly, we are sorry it has taken so long to update our blog again, we have been fairly busy and the blog writing has taken the back seat lately. As we have done alot in a fairly short space of Posted by katyjamie in Katy's and Jamie's Adventures | May 5, 2007
- Cambodia: Siem Reap & Angkor
After Phnom Penh was Angkor, the ancient capital of a huge prosperous empire dating back to before 1400 which included most of Thailand and Cambodia.
It is located at the town of Siem Reap (which means Siam (Thailand!) Defeated). A $10 Posted by meli1984 in Matt and Meli | Mar 26, 2007
- Cambodia: Phnom Penh II
As mentioned before, part of our stay in Cambodia involved visiting the genocide museum at Toul Seng, and the Killing Fields just outside of Phnom Penh. Both of these places are a painful but necessary reminder of the atrocities that Posted by meli1984 in Matt and Meli | Mar 26, 2007
- Direkte til Cambodia
Jeg ankom til Bangkok d.19 om morgenen og fandt et guesthouse paa Khao San Road.
Efter en flaske whisky og Posted by Leonidas 2 in South East Asia Exploration | Apr 22, 2007
- Phnom Penh
Written on April 28...
We've just made it in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It's definitely a big city, but it feels a lot "more real" than Siem Reap, so it's good. We plan on visiting the killing fields, National Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | Apr 28, 2007
- Angkor Wat
Written on April 27...
Today we visited a few of the temples of Angkor Wat. It's quite a sight indeed! We were originally going to buy the 3 day pass ($40) which is crazy expensive for my budget, so for budgetary Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | Apr 27, 2007
- Cambodia!!!!!!
Written on April 25...
We just made it into Siem Reap, the town where everyone stays to visit the temples of Ankor Wat. It's very strange because highly touristic (everyone is priced in US$, no kidding!). I'm currently writing from the Posted by MisLC in Around the world in 6 months | Apr 25, 2007
- Cambodia, Hong Kong and Ladakh
Dear Friends and Family,
I hope you had a Happy Easter and are enjoying spring (which is the same as fall, summer and winter here in Singapore ☺)! We wanted to write you and tell you what we have been Posted by Shisha in Cambodia, Hong Kong and Ladakh | Apr 22, 2007
- siem reap
Landing at siem reap the airport looked like a large chalet type guest house which was unusual but nice.Again the heat here was hot and humid. I took the adventurous way into the city on the back of a Posted by eliteone in mikes midlife round the world in 96 days | Apr 13, 2007
- The Most Difficult Career in the World
How long can your concentration span in an old dirty classroom on a 30C and 90% humidity day with no fan or AC, listening to a teacher speaking in a language you barely know?
After 's Posted by shinenyc in South East Asia Experience | Mar 8, 2007
- Some more photos for you - and videos!!
Hope you enjoy :)
We've reached our monthly photograph upload limit so the next instalment of Preychrouk will continue soon.
Pamela x
P.S. The temperature really was 40 on 22/03/07! Posted by PJB in Pam and Keith - South East Asia | Mar 29, 2007
- Cambodia: Phnom Penh I
We've been trying to fit as much travelling into our last 2 weeks here so it's been very busy. I'd initially wanted to squeeze in trips to Cambodia, Lao and Northern Thailand but we realised we just didn't have enough Posted by meli1984 in Matt and Meli | Mar 26, 2007
- Sihannoukville
Ondertussen hebben we er een weekje Sihannoukville opzitten, wilt zeggen dat we 8 dagen op het strand gelegen hebben, wat ons goed gedaan heeft!
Bij het aankomen in onze guesthouse, hebben we Brice (jongen die we in Laos ontmoet hebben) terug Posted by StefJanice in Stefke en Janice's Orient Express | Mar 20, 2007
- Congratulations to all the kids born in the...
...1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's !!
First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they carried us.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a tin, and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after Posted by PJB in Pam and Keith - South East Asia | Mar 20, 2007
- Cambodia photos now uploaded
At last I hear you say!!!
This is the first instalment of Cambodia and it is our best bit = Preychrouk School.
Hope you enjoy looking at them as much as we did taking them.
Pamela x
P.S. We've reached our monthly upload Posted by PJB in Pam and Keith - South East Asia | Mar 17, 2007