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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 7 December 2009
There are few things not involving sports for which Patrick is willing to get out of bed at 4AM, but sunrise at Angkor Wat turns out to be one of them. It was with bleary eyes that we met our tuk tuk driver for the day to drive us to the famed ancient temple. We zipped through the chilly streets of Siem Reap and were dropped off to follow a parade of stumbling pilgrims with flashlights through the front gates. It was a fabulous first glimpse of the temple complex. Angkor Wat's silhouette slowly emerged, the sky filled with pinks, and we got to walk the halls still cast in silence and shadows.
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 4 December 2009
We didn't know too much about Cambodia's history before arriving in Phnom Penh, other than remembering buzzwords like "Pol Pot" and "Khmer Rouge" from high school. But our one day in town acted as a crash course in the country's past.
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For One Night Only
Blog: ally - 3 December 2009
Spying a big crowd from a tour bus this guy set up shop for an impormptu show right in front of Sala Bai one afternoon as we were having lunch. Carrying his props in the cart behind him he creates quite an impresion with his vividly dyed hair and tattoos. After some illusions, flame swallowing [...]
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Flying To The City of Angels
Blog: ally - 3 December 2009
Day was mostly taken up with our flight from Phnom Penh to Bangkok, again with AirAsia. Early this morning we visited the National Musuem, primarily for its collection of Angkor-era statutory. Caught a tuktuk across to the mustard yellow deco Central Market, which is undergoing renovations, but we were hasselled by some surprisingly unfriendly stall-keepers. Wandered [...]
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Passports with Purpose: Helping the Children of Cambodia
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 1 December 2009
Have you been to Cambodia? It probably doesn't matter if you have or not -- it's likely that if you've traveled far or to lesser developed places in the world you've come face to face with a sweet eyed child selling you postcards, asking for money, or just roaming about looking underfed. Today is a beautiful guest post from Pam Mandel. We have known that the Travel Blogging Community has big hearts and Passports with Purpose let's all of us see just how big they can grow. A wonderful group of people have gotten together to help raise funds for American Assistance for Cambodia.
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Help Build a School in Cambodia
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 30 November 2009
Destination: Cambodia Books: You Buy ‘em! Because the Khmer Rouge routinely slaughtered anyone in Cambodia who was educated, the country needs to restore literacy to its nation, but how can that happen when children are wandering the dusty roads instead of going to school? It is heart breaking. But you can help. Passports With Purpose: Build a School [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library
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Passports with Purpose and a Flip Video camera to giveaway
Blog: Heather on her travels - 29 November 2009
Today sees the launch of Passports with Purpose, the fund-raiser by Travel Bloggers to support those in the developing world who need our help. Last year we raised $7,000 for Heifer International and this year the target is to raise $13,000 to build a school in Cambodia. Build a school in Cambodia All donations to this year’s Passports with [...]
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A Monkey Walks Into A Bar…
Blog: ally - 29 November 2009
Began the day with a really nice breakfast at the FCC overlooking the National Museum in one direction and the Tonle Sap river in the other. We met our driver, Dara, and headed out the Cheung Ek ‘Killing Fields’ about 15 kilometers Southeast of Phnom Penh. A fitting memorial to the thousands of Cambodians who [...]
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Get Your Kicks On Route 6
Blog: ally - 29 November 2009
We were all picked up early by the Mekong Express minibus, which had perhaps had better days. Rumbled around the back streets of Siem Reap picking up tourists until we pulled into the bus station. The Mekong Express bus company are recommended by all the guide books and were the recommendation of our guide Sanchey. [...]
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Dollarmites, Tuk Tuks and Overheard Comments
Blog: ally - 29 November 2009
After our adventures in Thailand we have a little time to reflect on our experiences in Cambodia. Siem Reap is an amazing town. For all the tourists that go through there, the people, for the most part, are happy, friendly and helpful. They are quick with a smile and will go out of their way to point you [...]
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Give Thanks and Help Build a School in Cambodia
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 26 November 2009
Cambodia’s Children Need Schools Among the things we are thankful for: Good schools for our children and grandchildren. True, the United States education system is not perfect. What is? But compared to many countries, it is luxurious. Take the beautiful country of Cambodia, one of those places we have traveled to that sticks in our minds [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library
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The Killing Fields
Blog: Where is Rob? - 21 November 2009
Like I said in my Cu Chi Tunnels post The Killing Fields were another place that Ollie had told me about that when I heard about I just wanted to see it for myself so this place, as well as the genocide museum were the only 2 reasons I had really wanted to visit Cambodia.I wasn't really sure what to expect there really or how I was going to react to it all, all I knew was that it was going to be [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Phnom Penh
Blog: Where is Rob? - 20 November 2009
The main reasons I want to come to Phnom Penh were the "Killing Fields" and The "Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum" (S21). After visiting them I found them so moving I thought I would talk about them separately rather than just casually slip them into a paragraph about Phnom Penh. However doing this meant that the 3 days I spent here look fairly pathetic as all I did was fire guns and casually look [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Angkor Wat
Blog: Where is Rob? - 19 November 2009
Angkor Wat is the mother of all temples, well so the guide books say. For my travels this was going to symbolize the end of all my visits to temples for the rest of this trip and possibly even my life. At this point I was pretty feed up with temples really, I just didn't really care anymore, I don't visit churches back home so I don't know why I was visiting so many temples out here. Despite my [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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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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Thai-Cambodia Border crossing
Blog: World Travel Blog - 20 October 2009
There’s in nothing like crossing a land border, walk through a culture into another one is just a hell of an experience. This one is no less. Normally travelers addressing this post will face multiple challenges, specially if they are going on their own and not with the scam busses that people may find in [...]
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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.
