A bizarre bamboo train ride in Battambang
We were conflicted about a popular tourist attraction in Battambang, Cambodia. What do you think about the experience?
We were conflicted about a popular tourist attraction in Battambang, Cambodia. What do you think about the experience?
This week’s Polaroid is coming to you from Cambodia! If you’ve read my travel plans for March you might recall that they did not include any plans to visit Cambodia, …
Who knew that French baguettes were so popular in Cambodia? Even though the French left over 50 years ago, there are daily baked baguettes in the markets everywhere. Ooo la la!
This week I returned to my favorite place in Cambodia: the sleepy riverside town of Kampot. I just love the laid-back atmosphere and slow pace of life in rural Cambodia!
Floating basketball courts, hospitals, and supermarkets…The floating villages on Cambodia’s Lake Tonle Sap might have the comforts of home, but they are unlike any place we’ve ever lived….
As we are leaving South East Asia, we are thinking of all the things we’ll miss – one of them being the daily alms giving ceremony that we witnessed in many places.
We spent a few days in Sihanoukville last week and truly felt like we were on vacation! The main reason for this was our excellent hotel, the Beach Club Resort.
Pigs on motorbikes, cows in the streets, old-fashioned barber shops and cyclo taxis – let us introduce you to Cambodia, a country we fell head over heels in love with!
How bizarre was it to bargain for the price of a tuk tuk ride, when the driver was about to take us out to visit the Killing Fields, the genocide museum which explicitly tells the story of the reign of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979. The entire day we choked back tears and learned about Cambodia’s history.
Today marks our 700th day on the road! In the last 100 days we have traveled in Thailand, Malaysia and Cambodia. Read on for a summary of our reflections & find out what’s next for us!