Bus Stop Guesthouse Battambang

... as a way of helping them express some of the horrors they had experienced during the Khmer Rouge regime and the subsequent civil war. Today, it not only teaches art (specifically, illustration, graphic design, and animation), but also music, English, and circus skills to children from all around Battambang. Every Thursday, they put on an art show and a circus performance. We went, and both were amazing. The art was some of the best ...

... towards us in the opposite direction. In this case the one with the lighter load is dismantled and removed from the tracks, allowing the other to pass. Luckly for us we had the heavy load!! Then further down the track we met the real train. It was stopped but we had to end the journey there. We watched as the unloaded the bikes and dismantled the train and we set off back towards the town. <br>

Battambang ist die zweitgroesste Stadt in Kambodscha, hat aber nicht allzu viel zu bieten. Wenigstens gibt es hier super Hotelzimmer fuer fast kein Geld. Eigentlich wollten wir in Battambang hauptsaechlich Troy's (ehemaliger Arbeitskollege von Alex) Familie besuchen. Leider mussten wir rasch feststellen, dass dies nicht ganz so einfach ist. Nach mehreren Anlaeufen haben wir das schliesslich aufgeben muessen.<br><br>Als wir dann spaeter auf Erkundungstour mit dem Fahrrad auf den spektakulaeren ...

... de la moto dans les campagnes, cetait vraiment ecoeurant. on sest promene sur des petite routes en terre durant 6 hrs a voir des paysages magnifiques. cependant, notre dos en a souffert. on en a profiter pour visiter des temples et des killings field. On a encore une fois appris beaucoup sur les gens dici car nos chauffeurs parlait parfaitement anglais. il nous ont raconte leur histoire durant la guerre et ceux de leur parent et comment ils percoivent leur pays. demain, on ...

... in Asia is made of bamboo. It hurtles along at about 15 miles an hour which might not sound very fast but seeing as the rails are connected by a combination of century old rivets and luck. It's just like Alton Towers, alright you're not going as fast or around quite so many bends but that feeling of impending death in the pit of your stomach is just the same. Once I got over that feeling though it was a beautiful ride, through the paddy fields, past more buffalo, naked ...

... did. He said the cities were empty everyone went back to the farms and there was no food. At Phnom Sampeou they imprisoned and tortured people then dropped them into the caves to save of bullets, when they were ready to kill them. It's only 10 metres down, some survived the fall, but didn't bother to climb out at they knew they would be killed at the top. When the main cave became full ...

... Vietnamees dorp. Er is bij Siem Reap een gigantisch groot meer waarop veel mensen wonen. De waterstand van het meer verschilt tussen het natte en droge seizoen zon 12 meter.Nu,in he droge seizoen, is het water maar een paar meter diep en erg bruin van de modder. Tijdens de moesson staat een heel bos onder water. Als de Maas nog eens uitkomt kunnen we de huizen in Itteren misschien ook op vlotten bouwen! Alles kan hebben wij nu gezien.. We hebben gekeken hoe die mensen ...

... and two dollar lunches at the hotel restaurant. Tried a toasted ham and cheese sandwich. Funny cheese! Memo to self -- don't choose Western dishes in Asian restaurants. After lunch the group walked around town. Visited the obligatory pagoda -- actually a Hindu temple in a Buddhist monastery ground. Then to central market for a quick wander, and off to the local after-school ...