CAMBODIA | Saturday, 29 Mar 2008 | Views [1614]
Saturday 29th March
We got up and packed our bags ahead of getting the bus back to Phnom Penh at 12.30. We went for breakfast once again to the 'Epic Arts Cafe' and enjoyed more of their tasty food. A tuk-tuk ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 28 Mar 2008 | Views [1755]
Friday 28th March
We weren't sure whether we were just going to head back to Phnom Penh that day or hang on and take a trip further down the coast to the town of Kep, and from there take a boat over to Rabbit ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 27 Mar 2008 | Views [1245]
Thursday 27th March
The guy from the 'Wild Orchid Guesthouse' through which we had booked the day trip around the surrounding area picked us up from our guesthouse at 08.00. We had woken up to the sound of rain ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 26 Mar 2008 | Views [890]
Wednesday 26th March
The night had been punctuated by the shouts, screams and bumps coming from our Russian neighbours in the room next door (for the third night in a row), and I woke up feeling in need of a ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 25 Mar 2008 | Views [2434]
Tuesday 25th March We got up slightly earlier than the day before, and got to the beach about 10.00. It was nice to look forward to a full day of lounging, swimming and a spot of reading (I had started a book on the history of Cambodia, and the ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 24 Mar 2008 | Views [696] | Comments [1]
Monday 24th March
After a decent lie-in, I was feeling refreshed after having been completely knackered the day before. Maria and I needed to get our visas for Vietnam sorted ahead of our trip there (visas aren't ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 23 Mar 2008 | Views [824]
Sunday 23rd March
I was up at 06.00 and met the guys in their room as Simon was getting the last of his things together. Understandably, he wasn't exactly overjoyed at the prospect of going home, especially after ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 22 Mar 2008 | Views [1279]
Saturday 22nd March
I got up feeling rather good after a decent nights sleep and we had breakfast before heading to Psar Thmei, the central market in Phnom Penh. The market is housed in a large yellow art deco ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 21 Mar 2008 | Views [918]
Friday 21st March
Cambodia obviously has a very troubled recent history, and there are several sights in and around Phnom Penh that provide visitors with an insight into what happened under the Khmer Rouge in ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 20 Mar 2008 | Views [2655]
Thursday 20th March
Instead of taking the bus from Battambang to Phnom Penh, we decided to do the journey in a bit more comfort and forked out $50 to get a taxi to the capital. It would be quicker and get us ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 19 Mar 2008 | Views [1151]
Wednesday 19th March
I was up at 06.00, packed my stuff and we had breakfast before a mini-van picked us up at 08.00. It took us to the bus station where we boarded a public coach to Battambang, leaving at 09.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 18 Mar 2008 | Views [629]
Tuesday 18th March It felt good to get another lie-in and we met for breakfast at 10.30. Thankfully, Maria felt much better than the day before, so we took a walk into town. Maria did some shopping and managed to get a few bargains in the market ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 17 Mar 2008 | Views [817]
Monday 17th March
I was very glad that I didn't have to get up early again but didn't lie in too long as I knew Maria & Simon were on their way from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and were due to arrive at the hotel ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 16 Mar 2008 | Views [764]
Sunday 16th March I had about four hours of restless sleep before dragging myself out of bed at 05.00 and made like a zombie for the cold shower to try and get myself going again. It felt like a bit of a chore to be honest, but I knew I would ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 15 Mar 2008 | Views [909]
Saturday 15th March I didn't sleep a great deal during the night, the balmy heat being the main factor in keeping me awake. Despite a fan in the room, it was still quite stuffy, and I never managed to properly fall asleep. So, when my alarm went off ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 14 Mar 2008 | Views [840]
Friday 14th March I got to Luang Prabang airport at 08.30, well ahead of the scheduled departure time of 10.30. It's a reasonably small airport with little to do, so I just sat about and waited for the flight to be called. Most of the people on the ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 | Views [674]
Thursday 13th March My final full day in Laos was very much like the previous few days I had spent in Luang Prabang: doing some shopping, emailing, reading and relaxing. It was all very quiet and I was more than happy to be moving on the next day. I ... Read more >
LAOS | Wednesday, 12 Mar 2008 | Views [1122] | Comments [1]
Wednesday 12th March I was awoken by the sound of workmen banging something hard on another hard thing, so there was little chance of me sleeping beyond 08.00, even if I wanted to. It's a decent place to stay, but they don't seem to give a shit ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
LAOS | Tuesday, 11 Mar 2008 | Views [947]
Tuesday 11th March Whatever was wrong with me, it wasn't much and I thought a lie-in would do me good, as rest was probably the best cure. I am usually up no later than 09.00 each morning, and the noise in the guesthouse is particularly bad: construction ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
LAOS | Monday, 10 Mar 2008 | Views [988]
Monday 10th March I was up around 09.00 but didn't feel too well, not bad, but it seemed like I had a mild cold coming on. I thought some serious 'downtime' was in order to stave off any troublesome illness, not wanting to feel under the weather while ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
LAOS | Sunday, 9 Mar 2008 | Views [1193]
Sunday 9th March It felt good to be back in LP for a few days and I spent the morning scoping out what I was going to do during my time here. I wasn't interested in doing anymore treks, and I had my fill of waterfalls and caves, as impressive ... Read more >
Tags: relaxation
LAOS | Saturday, 8 Mar 2008 | Views [778]
Friday 8th March There is a considerable amount to do and see around Muang Ngoi to justify spending a few days there, but I had done all of the trekking, caving and visits to waterfalls to do me, at least for the time being. Seeing as the others ... Read more >
LAOS | Friday, 7 Mar 2008 | Views [935]
Friday 7th March I was up at 07.00 after a good nights sleep. It seemed to me that this village – like the others I had stayed in on the previous trek – are almost always active, or there is, at least, some sort of racket coming from somewhere ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 6 Mar 2008 | Views [916]
Thursday 6th March After a particularly muddled breakfast (the food coming out in the most chaotic order), we got on the road with our guide for the trek, a young fellow by the name of Kamli. We stopped off briefly at another cave, although it ... Read more >
Tags: the great outdoors
LAOS | Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 | Views [2239]
Wednesday 5th March Four of us – the two French lads, Femke and myself – signed up to try our hand at traditional Lao net fishing, which we booked through the guesthouse. We finally got going around 10.30, after our breakfast was typically slow ... Read more >
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