Boeung Takeo Guesthouse
Travel Blogs from Takeo
Meanwhile...
So, while Orion was losing his heart to the kids of Little Po, i had 2 different classes: the second from top class at the Home (11/12 year olds...ish) and the Monks.
The kids at the Home take English classes during their lunch breaks from Government School. I don't know about you, but if i'd been up since 5am (people rise early here) and had done a full morning at school, my concentration wouldn't be ...
Where Orion loses his heart
This was the place we head heard about from Sarah Baird, a lady we had met in Peru oh so long ago, who had volunteered here about a month previously. New Futures Organisation is a charity run by an English ex-MI5 employee, who had moved into fundraising in far flung places and had eventually fetched up in Cambodia working for an orphanage. Within a few weeks it became apparent that the Orphanage manager was a crook who promptly skipped ...
Making Maps Without Borders, Episode 18.5/20
Outside the Lines
Thought I'd let you know of another recent achievement at STT. The head of the mapping team and I wrote a report called Outside the Lines, about the possibility of using vacated plots of land in Boeung Kak for people excluded from the 12.44Ha concession in the area. The production of this map and report was a lengthy process which involved ...
Giant Fish and Drugs for the World
The high-speed boat ride along the Mekong, which flows from Tibet through China, Burma, Lao, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam is quite interesting. It's brownish color along with the crazy amount and type of species makes it a mysterious river, making me wonder about all that lies and swims in it, as it is home to the world's largest freshwater beasts. There are three fish which feature the word "giant" in their name as they grow to around 3 meters (10 ft) in length and ...
Sweating in Cambodia
Hello all.
Left Bangkok and arrived in Siem Reap at some point in March - losing all track of dates. After a sweaty walk (you'll notice a theme here soon!) we find Pub Street and figure our way around. We love Siem Reap - especially as we spent the rest of a very hot day lounging in a very posh swimming pool. So we decide to cycle the temples!! Not such a clever idea in 35+ degrees but we survive. Temples were amazing, our favourite was Ta Phrom (we actually believed we were ...