Cambodia

Cambooogeee
January 7, 2008 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
So, Hong Kong was awesome! We only spent 2 days there, and it was huge. There were over 8 million people living in the city! I was surprised by how many people spoke English, pretty much everyone. And they took American dollars, which was definetely a bonus. We got a 3 day visa for Cambodia. The first day we visited the palace, a temple, got...
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Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
November 27, 2007 - Phnum Pénh, Cambodia
I have lots of both, but have lagged behind in my, what was meant to be regular, updates of this journal. So perhaps i'll just pick the best.  Our route from Vientiane was originally meant to be a flight to Hanoi, but we changed our mind and went south to Si Phan Don, the 4000 islands, I was ready for some time on my own and went ahead of the...
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Angkor Temples and fun in Siem Reap
August 6, 2007 - Siem Reap, Cambodia
Hello! Well I have now been in Siem Reap five days. Had a traumatic bus journey here where this guy wouldn't let me on the bus for some reason and I bent my toenail back and it bled! Eventually after a big argument in the view of everyone else on the bus he let me on! When I got to Siem Reap I met Steph, who I had met previously in Vietnam....
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Shocking history and a marrige proposal.
July 31, 2007 - Phnum Pénh, Cambodia
Hello Now I know I only posted a blog yesterday but to be honest I use this more as a diary for me! I plan on printing it when I get home as I haven't kept an actual diary (tried for a few days...) So if I don't write stuff I will forget it! Cambodia is so interesting and I love it already! However the history here is even more tragic than...
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The Killing Fields
March 5, 2007 - Phnum Pénh, Cambodia
From Seim Reap we flew to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. Our tour guide arranged dinner at a fellow tour guide’s house. Rarn’s family is one of seven families living together. He started a school to teach children English for free at his house 1 hour per day since they do not learn it in school. So for 5 US$ each, his wife prepared a...
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