Posted in tourism on May 21st, 2008
Man, that was a bumpy bus ride from Battambang to Siem Reap. The road was being dug up for improvements - not one stretch at a time, but all at once.
(Text message from Phnom Penh: it seems guitars are on the way to Siem Reap. Could some live music be ...
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Posted in environment, food, tourism on May 20th, 2008
The descent down Phnom Sampow is very steep, and though I've been up it before, the speed at which our guides steered their motos down almost made me we were gonna take to the skies. (Not that I wanted to.) Fortunately this was not the case and we all arrived ...
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Posted in animism, buddhism, history, tourism on May 19th, 2008
...mainly because we were caught by afternoon rains as we traveled the bumpy unpaved roads by tuk-tuk. We made good use of our time hiring some young locals to moto us up the mountain and serve as impromptu guides.
Phnom Sampow is a bit overwhelming, as you have Neak Ta ...
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Posted in history, khmer rouge, photography on May 18th, 2008
Part of our Battambang visit included a visit to Phnom Sampow.
As with many historic sites in Cambodia, old legends are overlaid with newer stories and juxtaposed with recent events. One grim reminder of the not so distant past are the mountain's caves which contain the bones of Khmer Rouge victims, ...
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Visitors from the USA (Idea Czar and Multivore) arrived earlier this week, timing it just right for a slew of holidays. (3-day King's Birthday celebration, Buddha's birthday.)
After the hustle and bustle of India they found Cambodia to be a welcome change. We bused on out of a quiet Phnom Penh ...
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