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    Cambodia

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    Good-bye Cambodia! Hello, Laos! by: ivan_miral Views[454] A ferry ride to the other side of the Mekong from Kratie brings you to the island of Kroh Trong – very much a throwback in time to a much simpler way of Khmer life. We loved riding the perimeter of the island and yelling “Seur Sedai!” (Khmer for “hello”) to all of the waving locals happily welcoming us to their home. by: ivan_miral Views[396] Even when there were no dolphins to miss snapshots of, just floating around the Mekong made for a great morning. by: ivan_miral Views[382] The Mekong near Kratie is also famous for being the home to some of the planet's last surviving Irrawaddy Dolphins -- a species of dolphins that can survive in freshwater rivers and saltwater oceans. We hired a boat to take us out to see them. We saw tons of them – but only for a couple of playful seconds each! They come up for air ever so briefly. Our attempts to nail a photo of one left us with a ton of shots of blank river. Accept for this one! Can you find the dolphin?? Look hard! by: ivan_miral Views[343] Along the Mekong walkway in Kratie, local people set up food stalls to sell everything from cane juice to sandwiches and beer to fried rice. by: ivan_miral Views[588]
     
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    Photos: VOLUNTEER SIEM REAP: The Global Child, school for disadvantaged youth

    Friday, 12 Feb 2010 | Photo Gallery


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    Cambodia: Some stories just can't be digested (ive)

    Saturday, 23 Jan 2010 | Views [2773]

    I vaguely remember hearing reports about Cambodian Boat People on Good Morning, America during my childhood in the 1970s – and from my mother about how these children were increasingly appearing in her first-grade classroom in Brooklyn. And, ... Read more >

    Photos: CAMBODIA: Siem Reap; Phnom Penh; Battambang; Kratie.

    Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 | Photo Gallery


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