Steung

... carried a couple from Nigeria. By the way, I had my own reasons to be moderately concerned about entering Laos from Steung Treng. From 1 Jan 2007, holders of Japanese passports, such as myself, were exempted from tourist visas for visits less than 14 ...

... to founder Scott Neeson’s frequent visits, heartfelt dedication and life-changing aid. Every member of the Steung Meanchey community has benefitted since the former Hollywood film executive began his philanthropic mission in Cambodia seven years ...

... and powerful, not the simple and impoverished. Thousands of men, women and children, with few alternative options end up working in Steung Mean Cheay - the enormous garbage dump on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. I am visiting a NGO - Pour un sourire ...

... refreshing!! But anyway let me get back to my point of entry to Laos. I spoke about the somewhat lacklustre stay I had in Steung Treng, Cambodia, so Laos was immediately onto a winner with me. The usual ‘rigmaroh’ followed at the border, a ...

... day, we went to Siem Reap, again by bus, five and a half hours, a pleasant trip in a Mekong Express coach. Settled into Steung Siem Reap Hotel and then went exploring. The location was great, right in the tourist area, plenty of restaurants and bars, and ...

... was renamed Siem Reap, which means Siam defeated, after the Khmers defeated the Siamese , very subtle. We stayed at the hotel Steung SiemReap, a very good hotel right in the centre of the action but remarkably quiet. Our airport taxi driver tried the scam ...

... Chhmar , onto Battambang, to also give School supplies and uniform distributions , then onto Anlong Veng , to Siem Riep to perform concerts, to Kra Tias , to Steung Treng , back to Phnom Penh, onto Kampot ( yeah, a beach!) and back to Phnom ...

... and the newly built international school is just next door.  All the CCH children have been rescued by Papa Sokha from the Steung Mean garbage dump. These kids were all working on "Smokey mountain" to help make money for their families, selling their ...

... to the top. But the view is well worth the climb (although Kym crawled rather than climbed up the stairs!) We returned to the Steung Siem Reap hotel at lunchtime, after a quick detour to the markets to buy some runners for Mike. Our last stop was a ...

... visit the five facilities of Cambodian Children's Fund (to see the work being done to assist the impoverished children and families of Steung Meanchey), where I will be training the Phnom Penh team in using the CCF database, as well as getting to know the ...

Up early again hard to sleep in here when its 28 degrees at 6.30am and so much to see,no more Cambodian buses today taxi to Siem Reip $45.00 179 klms awesome. Tuk tuk to Angor Wat walked for hours and hours seen some really old temples pretty facinating ...

The first thing we noticed when we arrived in Cambodia was that everybody was smiling at us. We were initially suspicious but we eventually realised that they really are a smily population. The second perception we had was the contrast that reigns in ...

We've got a flight before lunch - so must get breakfast before we leave town!  So we watch some other poor couple get booted from a table so we can sit down.  We're at a place known for it's pork and short rice (that is the only thing on the ...

We've eaten very well in Cambodia so far. The major favours of Khmer cooking seem to be coconut, lemongrass, garlic and chilli. Fish plays a bigger role in the diet here. We very much like Amoc fish - a sort of thick coconut fish stew served with ...

Today we 'downsized' in temple size; but not in beauty! Banteay Srei - just over 30km from Siem Reap - is considered to be the most ornate of the Angkor temples. It was actually built relatively early towards the end of the 10th century. It's a Hindu ...

Quick post with cameraphone pix of beautiful sunrise over the former Royal bathing pond Sras Srong. A pre-5 am start but worth it. Snoooozy now ...

Angelina may have got there first and have been in slightly better shape (!!!) than us, but today we conquered Ta Prohm - the jungle temple. It has been left in the state in which all other ruins were found with roots and vegetation growing through and ...