Del Gusto Phnom Penh

After a looonnng journey into Cambodia (12 hours by tuk tuk, boat, boat, minibus) we arrived in the rainy and miserable Phnom Penh. After checking into our hotel, we went for dinner and had the most amazing rice and noodles (but only after they sent the wrong dish and I had to explain to three different people that it wasn't what I&#8217;d ordered!).<br><br>The next day, we did the walking tour (on bikes):<br><br>1. Wat ...

... us to look down. The old, sun bleached clothes pressed into the hard soil, and on which we'd been walking on, were the clothes and bones of those who died here. It hits me then, and without even needing to, she points out the white-ish bone fragments. I suddenly don't know where to step. My stomach feels knotted and I feel sick for a few minutes. The horror becomes more real. How could anyone...but they did. To hundreds, to thousands, to over 2 million, from what I ...

Prey Veng Krong is the capital of the province of Prey Veng, the second poorest province in Cambodia that is primarily dependent on rice harvests. The city is unique in that it is the only provincial capital along national highway 11. That means a few very important things here; little attention and funds are received from the government to fix the schools and roads, it is devoid of tourists and therefore any western restaurants or supermarkets, much of the younger generation ...

Had a very interesting, but sad day as visited S21 and the killing fields. Went around the prison, saw the tiny cells and the pictures of all the victims- men, women and children. Then went on and saw all the bones and skulls and even the victims clothes which had been cleaned and stored.<br>Then only slightly funny bit was seeing a snake eating a frog outside!!! The frog was double the ...

... downpour and had to run for cover under the nearest shelter for fear of being swept away. We ended up however finding ourselves as the only two white people in a very popular shelter which over the course of the thunderstorm drew an interesting and most diverse mix of people to shelter under it. The attention was soon drawn from us by a couple of kids starting what kids do best - showing off. The rain was so heavy it had actually formed a layer of ...

... indrukken. Dus besloot om naar de 4 duizend eilanden helemaal in het zuiden van Laos op de grens met Cambodja te gaan.<br><br>En dat was een goeie keus het was er ontzettend mooi en ontspannen. Het is een gebied met heel veel (niet 4 duizend maar wel heel veel) kleine eilandjes waar de Mekong omheen stroomt. Het is moeilijk voor te stellen, maar deze rivier is zo inmens dat er een eilanden gebied in kan ontstaan. In het gebied leven de zeer zeldzame Irriwaddy ...

... as Cambodia was officially neutral during the Vietnam War &amp; was subsequently invaded by Vietnam so most of these mines were laid by other countries. We saw a film about these land-mines, which were mainly supplied by the Russians &amp; the Chinese. I was pleased that Great Britain was not listed as a supplier. <br>There are therefore many limbless beggars on the streets, there being no welfare state to look after them ! <br> I felt ...

... we decided to take their advice and stay at the same place, the Lakeside Guesthouse #10. <br><br>On first appearances it looked pretty shabby, but it was as comfortable as we needed - bed, toilet, shower, electricity. Plus for $1.75 each a night we couldn't complain (though mummy hamshaw, I don't think it is somewhere you would ever step into!). We really liked it here and our ...

... up to the elephant enclosure and watched a tacky show where the elephants danced and then the 3 of us with our guide and the elephant trainer followed two elephants through the forest to a pool where the elephants had a bath right beside us. One of the elephants had a prosthetic foot &#8211; he lost his foot in a poachers trap. Neither of us have ever been this close to elephants and they are truly amazing &#8211; and massive !<br ...

... where food can be purchased in the village. Again, we were the cause of much curiosity. We were offered crabs, squid, fish or prawns - all with rice. There is little variation in the food in Kep, it seems. As we ate, the family sat around us on a type of Cambodian charpoy in the gathering darkness as we picked inexpertly at the crustaceans we had been served with. By seven thirty, apart from a few assembled people watching an over-amplified karate video and the distant thrum of a few ...