10. Battambang and the Bamboo Train

The only road going across western and northern Cambodia - N5 - makes a loop round Tonle Sap Lake. We are now on the western arm of the loop. Our destination is Siem Reap which is already situated on its eastern arm. Soon you are going to see why Siem Reap is the destination of all the touris...

9.b. Floating town

Today there are two entries. b. Friday afternoon After lunch, still by the same tuk-tuk, we went 40 km (!) to the floating town of  Kompong Luong.  This fishing village offers its inhabitants full infrastructure: stores, workshops, karaoke bars, and for sure, some other entertainment.  We got a...

9.a. On the way from Phnom Penh to Pursat

Today there are two entries. a. Friday morning. Kompong Chnang was supposed to be the first place outside Phnom Penh on our itinerary. It was. But it is not any more. The bus did not stop in Kompong Chnang! Only 5 km outside the town centre did we realize that the driver must ...

8. Museum of Genocide and The Killing Fields

Not all tourists want to see the places of  torture and execution of thousands of people during the rule of the Khmer Rouge.   In the years 1975 - 1979 were killed, died of starvation or exhaustion  about 3 millions of Cambodians. This was done by other Cambodians! Places we visited are t...

7. Bazaars, sunsets and other attractions

Life in South-East Asia mainly means trade, food preparation, eating, and constant moving from one place to another. But under no circumstances on foot!  Walking is for those silly tourists! Asians always use vehicles. Even if the distance isonly 100 m. Hence, there are so many bikes, motorbikes,...

6. Phnom Pehn is getting ready for the funeral

The country has its events and is not paying any attention to tourists, Especially to those who have come here for the first time and maybe the last one. So, we are not going to visit  the Royal Palace since the praparation for the funeral - a public cremation are on. The funeral is in the ai...

5. An evening in Phnom Pehn

Air Asia (an equivalent of the European Ryan Air - meaning poor board service) took us to the capital of Cambodia.  The heat and humidity made us tired in a short time, so we arrived at the hotel quite exhausted. Only in evening were we able to go to the town centre after a couple of hour...

4. Outside Bangkok

An hour journey by the local water transportaion system on the great Chao Praya river took us to the north of Bangkok to Ko Kret island. It's where pottery is produced. By bikes - an hour on a steaming hot early afternoon. 32 deg.C. and 90% humidity. Not a problem for us! Today's trip was...