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Cambodia and Thailand Closing Borders?
Blog: Fish Egg Tree - 9 November 2009
Uhg. Thailand and Cambodia have had a variety of hot disputes over territory in the last decade, mostly around the issue of Preah Vihear and perceptions over Angkor Wat. Thailand of course has had its own internal turmoil, brought to a head in the 2006 coup and continuing protests since.
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Why SEA Zoos Are Fun
Blog: Fish Egg Tree - 30 October 2009
For people who both have a personal and professional or scientific interest in southeast asian wildlife, there's no better place to go than a zoo. You can spend days, weeks in the jungle, and you will still never see most of the animals at the average zoo in Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia (the latter pictured here). The other fun but risky element is that zoos in the region tend to be virtual "petting zoos." There are usually no guard rails to keep visitors away from cages, and voids in the fence are usually more than big enough for animals to reach outside, and visitors inside.
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Destination Asia: So Many Questions
Blog: GoBackpacking - 29 October 2009
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My first impressions in Cambodia
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 19 October 2009
by James Han, KF9 Cambodia (AMK) Sus-Dai (Hello)! My name is James Han and I recently took a 3-month leave of absence from my management consulting career to work in Cambodia with Angkor Mikroheranhvatho Kampuchea (AMK), currently Kiva’s largest field partner. I’m thrilled to see first-hand how AMK operates as they are one of the most [...]
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whims and limbs
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 13 October 2009
the tatmadaw is the burmese military. this was taken in mandalay.
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holiday in cambodia
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 23 September 2009
more insight into asian bus rides!
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SCAM BUS!
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 21 September 2009
the dubious thai - cambodian scam bus, eh?the border in question, for the record, is aranyaprathet/poipet, the most travelled crossing from bangkok to siem reap.
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Tomb Raiders
Blog: Timothy Allen on BBC Earth - 4 September 2009
Investigating the real and the unreal at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
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A Backpacker’s Guide To Massages In Asia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 September 2009
I quickly became a connoisseur during my time in Asia. Your Free Subscriber Download Download "Dare Me!" now. Enjoy 17 off-the-wall adventures from a RTW trip.
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7 best museums for torture and genocide
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 25 August 2009
1. Kriminalmuseum, Große Sperlgasse 24, Vienna, AustriaThis small private crime museum hides one true gem in its basement: A drawing dating back to the Middle Ages that displays the most extraordinary method of torturing women in the otherwise rather repetitive tradition of hunting witches. The drawing represents a chair that combines the best of electric chair and toilet seat engineering, used to holding suspected witches fast while lighting up their pubic hair.
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Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam…
Blog: Rice and Rock Concerts - 28 July 2009
Those three countries sounds pretty whirlwind given that it’s only a touch over a fortnight ago when I was still in China. The truth though is that my time in South East Asia has been pretty quiet with a lot of lazing around. Shannon made it to Phnom Penh after a bit of trouble with Vietnam [...]
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The Weekly Photo: Dinner in Cambodia
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 22 July 2009
Pigs in Phnom Penh, Cambodia © Nomadic Matt- visit the Nomadic Matt's Travel Site for more great content and got a travel blog? Learn [...]
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The Angkor Temples and Battambang
Blog: Kieron Clark - 21 July 2009
How many pigs can you get on the back of a motorcycle? The answer, it seems, is three. At least, that’s the largest number of porkers that we saw being given a spin around the back roads of Cambodia. Recently slaughtered and stacked neatly behind the driver, their legs swayed loosely each time the vehicle [...]
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In search of the real Cambodia
Blog: round the world - the other way - 19 July 2009
IMG_0446 Originally uploaded by littlesaint_uk During our time in Vietnam we heard a lot about what it was like to travel around Cambodia – most of it negative. Undeterred by these reports we decided to go and see for ourselves and arrived in Phnom Pehn after one of the more sedate coach journeys of our trip to [...]
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Cambodia; a Dark Past Remembered
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 July 2009
Angkor Wat is definitely the star attraction of the country, but once we had our fill of temples, it was time to head to the country's capitol Phnom Penh. Being let off at a bus station just out of town, was a little overwhelming with the amount of touts vying for our business.
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Cambodia: The Beautiful Angkor Wat Awaits You
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 11 July 2009
Angkor Wat was certainly one of the most impressive structures on the planet and we were privileged to have seen her. I will never forget driving up to the complex and seeing Angkor Wat standing proudly over the water.
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Phnom Penh
Blog: Kieron Clark - 11 July 2009
One of the first things that we see in Phnom Penh, as we wander along the banks of the Tonlé Sap River, is a young boy catching sparrows. With a snare attached to a long fishing pole he stalks them through the scrubby undergrowth, just a stone’s throw from the Royal Palace. Plucking them deftly [...]
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The Temples of Angkor: Day 2, Angkor Wat & Bayon
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 7 July 2009
Day 2 was our planned BIG day, starting with sunrise at Angkor Wat, and a full day tour of the central temples on the Big and Little Loop. We got up around 4.15am (how I don’t know) and met a different Tuk Tuk driver, as our guy from day 1 was unfortunately already booked! There were [...]
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The Temples of Angkor: Day One
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 7 July 2009
Ian and I were joined by a Canadian girl from the hostel (totally forgotten her name!) and after buying our 3-day passes we headed out for our first Angkor Temple action! On the way, we got these Cambodian snacks called Krolan – sticky rice with coconut and red bean, fire roasted inside bamboo! I thought [...]
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Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor Plan
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 6 July 2009
Basically the only reason people come to Siem Reap (and for some Cambodia in general) is to visit Angkor Wat – the World’s Largest Single Religious Monument – and the surrounding temples, over 1,000 of them! And wat a sight they are The temples of Angkor are almost an antithesis to the sights [...]
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Much Ado about Malaria
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 6 July 2009
I hate tablets. Pills. Vaccines. Drugs. They are expensive, have bad side effects, are full of crap I really don’t want in my body (both chemical and animal derived), almost certainly tested on animals, treat symptoms rather than the cause, and in many cases are simply ineffective! On my first big RTW trip, I had [...]
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Inspiration Through the Eyes of Two Travelers
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 1 July 2009
Dave and I often discuss this idea. Who "up there" decides who will be born in luxury and who will be born in poverty. When we were in Cambodia, we had a hard time accepting ourselves and felt guilty for being who we are. The world is not a fair place and travel opens our eyes to it on a very real and deep level.
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Phnom Penh
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 1 July 2009
After the mission it was to get here and how late it was, all I managed the first night was food (Cambodian Veg Fried Rice!) and bed! The next day I walked around the city and was waiting for Ian to arrive. I was looking for a specific veg restaurant but couldn’t find the damn [...]
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Saigon to Phnom Penh, via the Mekong Delta
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 29 June 2009
My next move was to head to Cambodia, and I thought it would be nice to take in some of the Mekong Delta on the way. It could have been great, buit it turned oout to be one of the worst run tours I have ever been on. Basically, various tour companies had booked people for [...]
