"The boat leave...maybe twenty minute" said a random friendly local as we stared out at the muddy waters of the Mekong River in Kratie, Cambodia. I was looking down at the empty dock, wondering whether there actually was a boat or not. This friendly man went on to tell us that the ferry wasn't here [...]
Today's travel photo is of a deserted beach on a stormy day in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. We visited Sihanoukville for one reason - to get some quality beach time, but it absolutely bucketed down with rain for almost the entire time that we were there, so that plan went out the window. I took this photo [...]
Kampot is a sleepy little riverside town in Southern Cambodia, located a couple of kilometres from the coast. Here you will find quiet streets lined with old French shop fronts, friendly locals and a very chilled out vibe. Kampot hasn't got a lot to offer in the form of tourist attractions, but its charm and [...]
It had been a very long and tiring day exploring the temples along the Grand Circuit in Angkor, Cambodia. We had a tuk tuk driving us around, but there was still a lot of walking and climbing involved and that mixed with the heat of the day had us feeling pretty exhausted. Our last stop [...]
Today's travel photo is of the water temple of Neak Pean in Angkor, Cambodia. Located near Preah Khan, Neak Pean is a small temple built on an island in a central pool. The pool is surrounded by four smaller pools, making it perfectly symmetrical, as was the style in Angkorian temples. This late 12th century [...]
There was no evidence of the thunderstorm that had woken me up during the night. The sun was shining above me through a blue sky and the only clouds around were those nice white fluffy ones. I pushed my bicycle out onto the street and started slowly peddling along. To my left was the fast [...]
Continuing on with our exploration of the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia, we headed from the temple mountain of Eastern Mebon to Ta Som - another temple that I had never heard of but was suggested by our tuk tuk driver. It is these sort of places that end up being really great finds because [...]
Today's travel photo is of the stern of our boat while cruising along the Mekong River in search of Irrawaddy Dolphins near Kratie, Cambodia. Kratie is one of the best places to view the rare Irrawaddy Dolphins that inhabit the Mekong River. We headed north of town to the village of Kampie where we were [...]
It was one of those times in our travels. We all have them, whether you’re a long term traveller or only away for a couple of weeks, independent travel has its times when things don’t go to plan. We were in Battambang, Cambodia and were both feeling retched. Veronika had been battling with a stomach [...]
The second day of our exploration of the Temples of Angkor began with a visit to the temple mountain of Pre Rup, before venturing out to Banteay Srei. We then came back and visited the similar temple mountain of Eastern Mebon. In Angkor, a "temple mountain" is kind of like a stepped pyramid, perfectly square [...]
