LaosPakse15°7’24” N 105°48’11” E
10 november 2006, Laos
Back to Pakse for more money !
Pakse is the closest place to get cash from a card as the islands only exchange travel checks.
CambodjaKampong Cham11°59’33” N 105°27’52” E
11 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a long .. long (12 hrs) bumpy ride from Pakse we are in Kompong Cham. Four buses and one ferry later ... and probably our worst roads to date. This is the cambodian boder with laos ... walk upMeer informatie
CambodjaPhnom Penh11°33’23” N 104°55’42” E
13 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Travelled another three hours by bus to Phnom Penh the capital ... but this time the roads were in one piece. If you think driving is bad in London or Bangkok ... you should see this ! Who has theMeer informatie
CambodjaS-2111°32’58” N 104°55’4” E
14 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Today we visited the Khmer Rouge interrogation center known as S21. It was very emotional so be warned as some pictures are upsetting.The most famous of these centers, codenamed S-21, was located inMeer informatie
CambodjaChoeung Ek11°29’4” N 104°54’7” E
15 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
The Killing Fields .... The best-known of these sites is Choeung Ek. Today, Choeung Ek is the site of a Buddhist memorial to the terror, and Tuol Sleng has a museum commemorating the genocide. A 1984Meer informatie
CambodjaPhum Spéan Thmei13°21’18” N 103°51’19” E
16 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Traveled for another six hours but this time in a nice comfy bus. Visiting Siem Reap and the amazing Angkor Wat temples. Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is aMeer informatie
CambodjaAngkor Wat13°24’45” N 103°52’1” E
17 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Ta Prohm was originally constructed as a Buddhist monastery and was enormously wealthy in its time, boasting of control over 3000 villages, thousands of support staff and vast stores of jewels andMeer informatie
CambodjaSangkat Pir10°37’31” N 103°31’24” E
23 november 2006, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Stopped in Phnom Penh overnight before heading to Sihanoukville. (another bus journey .... this time 4 hrs but very comfortable). Nice beaches and spooky empty hotel with monkeys !
VietnamChí Hòa10°47’36” N 106°40’10” E
5 december 2006, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Headed back to Phnom Penh which took 4hrs on the bus then decided to head straight for Ho Chi Minh city ... another 6hrs. The bus ride was very smooth HCMC looks interesting.
Town hall in the centreMeer informatie
VietnamXóm Phú Hiệp11°0’24” N 106°30’48” E
6 december 2006, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Cu chi district is well-known nationwide as the base where the Vietnamese mounted their operations of the Tet Offensive in 1968.The tunnels are between 0.4 to 1m wide, parts of the tunnels have beenMeer informatie
