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Soksabike – Cambodian Livelihoods Tour
I met Mony from Soksabike early one morning to head out on a ‘Cambodian Livelihoods Tour’ which promised a day of exploration of the Cambodian countryside and to experience how local families live and how they make a living. Before … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Cambodia, Cycling, Fish Paste, Rice Paper, Rice Wine, Soksabike, The Well of Shadows, Wat Somrong Knong
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Battambang – Relaxing by the River
We arrived at the riverside town of Battambang at about 6:30pm and I was picked up by a remorke from the hostel that I’d booked, the curiously named ‘Here Be Dragons’. Battambang is located in the NW of Cambodia and … Continue reading
Dorm Living – Sleep Essentials
As a solo traveller staying in a dorm room is one of the easiest ways to meet people, it also however comes with some challenges, lack of space and sharing a bathroom with strangers being the main ones! I’m not … Continue reading
By Boat to Battambang.
So my time at the great ancient city of Angkor was up and it was time to move on. I had decided to take the boat from Siem Reap to Battambang (pronounced Battambong) a riverside town in the NW of … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia, Battambang, Boat, Cambodia, Floating Villages, Sangkae River, Siem Reap River, Tonle Sap Lake
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Angkor – The Remote Temples
Day three and not yet ‘templed out’! I decided that I wanted to spend my last day visiting the more remote temples and the easiest and cheapest way to do this was on the back of a motorbike. I’d found … Continue reading
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Tagged Angkor, Asia, Bakong, Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei, Cambodia, Khmer, Motorbike, Pub Street, Rolous, Siem Reap
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Angkor – The Grand Circuit
I’d picked up a mountain bike the day before so that I could set off early for the Grand Circuit. I covered a fair amount of kilometers over the course of the day and visited ten temples in total. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Angkor, Banteay Kdei, MTB, Pre Rup, Preah Khan, Ta Prohm, Ta Som, The Grand Circuit
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Phare – The Unique Cambodia Circus
That evening I headed off to the famous Phare Cambodia circus. Phare was established in 2013 and at its core has three missions: Provide employment to Cambodian youth from difficult social and economic backgrounds, financially sustain the Phare Ponleu Selpak … Continue reading
Angkor – The Small Circuit Tour
My guide, the lovely Mr. Sophea, picked me up at 7:30am and our first stop, after the ticket booth to purchase my 3 day Angkor pass, Angkor Wat, the national symbol of Cambodia. Angkor is the world’s largest religious building … Continue reading
Overwhelmed by Angkor!
I left Sydney early on Monday morning for my flight to KL where I was to night stop before getting my Air Asia flight to Siem Reap on Tuesday morning. I decided to stay in a transit hostel close to … Continue reading
Sydney Social and Changes in Direction
So that was it, our month in New Zealand was complete. Happy memories made and adventures had. Before we left for New Zealand Dad kept saying that it for them it was a ‘Once in a lifetime trip’…however I have … Continue reading
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