Holiday Villa Phnom Penh

... br>Unfortunately, when we later went to get our Laos visas, we needed some passport photos so went to a computer place who not only gave us some passport pics but also a virus on our camera memory card! We lost all our Kep pics, most of our Kampot pics and all our shooting pics. It was a horrible feeling when we realized what had happened…

... playing and shouting over the quiet and calm creates an even more eery intense atmosphere. <br>To bring us down even more we went to the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum next. This was originally a school (it still looks like a school apart from the barbed wire) then was made into cells by the Khmer Rouge and now a museum with everything nearly as it was when it was a prison, even the blood stains all over the walls haven't been removed. We got a tour guide so ...

... and amount of macho that was about get thrown around. 3 young guys with an abundance of fire power and destruction at their hands. A grown up&#8217;s Disneyland I tell you. Haha. <br><br> Things started off with one the personnel shooting off the AK a few times to let cow herders or anybody near the shooting range know what was about go down. Terry had the first go at it. He buddied up with one of the personnel and went out in to the clearing to wreak havoc on that hill ...

... community. My co-teacher, Sothin, also happens to be the newly promoted deputy director and told me within the first few days of being here that he does not have enough time to be my co-teacher and seeing as he does not even really teach classes anymore, I can understand why. He really is a nice guy and seems to be doing a lot at the school as far as administration goes, not to mention his English is fantastic after spending several months in England and ...

... there was a good-looking pizza place! Perfect! We went inside, only to find that we were the only customers and there were seven eager-to-please waiters ready to give us their full attention. We ordered some food, but felt a little conspicuous being watched and waited on by seven people.<br><br>Monday and Tuesday were spent exploring various areas of Phnom Penh, visiting shops and markets, wandering along the river district, and eating tasty food. <br><br>On Wednesday ...

... and very sad.<br><br>Anyway we discovered that after a while in cambodia, with enough negotiation everything costs a dollar, everything. That includes beer, tuk-tuk rides, water, internet, tanya's ciggerettes, everything. This place is quite litterally the biggest dollar store in the world!<br><br>Anyway we take the 4 hour coach journey to Sihanouk ville tomorrow which is ment to be a really chiled out beach resort were everything is dirt cheap<br>

... I think he was grateful for the company!! <br><br>So now we are in the backbacker area and have booked into a nice guesthouse for a few nights... only problem is the tuk tuk drivers again..... they're like bloody stalkers. They follow you from when you step foot outside to when you finally get back inside!!! And you have to keep saying "No", "not today", "maybe later" over and over before they try on someone else. Then you are met with the next ...

... women get a chance to get an education that would allow them to think about applying for a real paid job, which in turn is related to deep rooted cultural matters.</li><li style="">We interviewed two women, and two much better qualified men were not asked to come because of this. Are those two men getting equal opportunities? Don&#8217;t shoot the messenger / don&#8217;t hate the player hate the game etc, etc, etc.</li><li style ...

... before we actually leave. We shall see! I'm a little unclear about how I will actually get to Laos...I have booked a bus the whole way through, but I was the only one who reserved for that day so they said the bus might just take me to Stung Treng and then they will give me the money to find my own way to Laos. We shall see what happens!<br><br>I've been prepping for my trip to Laos for the past few days. Needed to get a visa, which is only supposed to cost $35. However, when I called ...

Hello again<br><br>This is my little account of my time in Cambodia. I was not in the country long, but I had a very mixed experience of fun, sadness and exhaustion. Once again I hope not to bore you with the less than interesting details, but rather my general impressions and feelings about this country.<br><br>My initiation into Cambodia was through the north along the Mekong where small towns like Kratie had the same ...