Hi Cambodia. 🌈

I finally chose the flight directly to Siem Reap instead of the capital, Phnom Penh, because at the moment I’m not really interested in visiting a big city, maybe at the end of my trip throughOkumaya devam et
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On my way to the hotel, I unexpectedly found myself in the middle of a religious parade, and was suddenly surrounded by an atmosphere that’s hard to put into words.✨ Faces full of joy andOkumaya devam et
Angkor Wat temple.🛕

Because of the lazy days in Koh Lipe, I decided to rent a bicycle for three days so I could visit all the sightseeings by cycling. But the idea of renting a bike turned out to be completely differentOkumaya devam et
Temples in Angkor. 🏛️

Ta Prohm.💚

Of all the temples I visited, I liked Ta Prohm the most. I was especially impressed by the interplay and the spectacular fusion of nature and architecture, which gives the temple a truly uniqueOkumaya devam et
primary school kids. 🫶🏽

On the second day, I got up early because I wanted to see as much as possible. After breakfast and coffee, I grabbed my bicycle, pinned a location on the map, and started cycling. My butt hurt againOkumaya devam et
local markets. 🥬🥒🍅🥦🥕🍌

local life.🤠

What interests me most when I‘m traveling is experiencing the real life of local people, their culture, their homes, their everyday routines. Not the touristy facade or luxury, but what happensOkumaya devam et
floating village. 🛖

Today, the bicycle ride was longer and more challenging. It took me about 2.5 hours to reach the floating village🥵, located further south on Tonle Sap Lake.🌞
During the rainy season, from May toOkumaya devam et
Siem Reap 🌞🙏🏽 - Phom Penh. 🚌😴

Siem Reap;
🥵💦🤩🍉🌞🚴💛🌧️🥭🌻😍✨🍛🤤🍚🌾😴🙏🏽🇰🇭🫶🏽
It was like a „déjà vu“, such funny memories of Vietnam came back to me as I steppedOkumaya devam et
Phnom Penh.🧘🏻♀️

I had originally planned to spend just one day in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. However, I ended up staying an extra day because on my first day, I got up late and felt completelyOkumaya devam et
La Plantation, Kampot.🌿

The reason I chose Kampot as my next stop, was because I was very interested in visiting one of the most famous pepper plantations in the world – the Kampot Pepper plantation.🤩🌿
This time,Okumaya devam et
around Kampot.

This morning, I hadn't booked my bus to Koh Rong yet, because I wasn’t sure how much more time I wanted to spend in Kampot. I just wandered around, visited some local places, and of course, likeOkumaya devam et
Kampot🌿 - Koh Rong. 🏝️

Koh Rong is my last stop in Cambodia before I go back to the capital, Phnom Penh, to catch another flight. I'm still not sure what my next , and final destination will be. I'm thinking about Laos,Okumaya devam et
Koh Rong.🌞🧘🏻♀️

Longset Beach, Koh Rong.🌴

Four days filled with layers of sunscreen, endless beach walks, minimal clothing, salt on the skin, sand under my feet (rather on the whole body,) slurping fruity smoothies, delicious food, a mix ofOkumaya devam et
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sunrise run.🧡

Koh Rong - Don Det, Laos. 🇱🇦

I decided that my next destination is Laos.🇱🇦🤩
@Chiara, this decision was definitely inspired by your amazing posts. Thank you so much.🙏🏽🥰
I had two options to get to Laos: EitherOkumaya devam et
Don Det Island. 🧘🏻♀️

Laos is often called the “old Thailand” because it isn’t very touristy, similar to how Thailand used to be many years ago. Of course, Laos is also developing, and also one of the reasons I choseOkumaya devam et
Don Det - Pakxe. 🌈

On the second day, we met again for breakfast and spent the afternoon in a cozy café where we ate, drank, and talked. Lara tried a local specialty dessert, „banana sticky rice“ while I went forOkumaya devam et
Bolaven - Plateau, day 1. 🌧️

It It was already 8 pm when I arrived in Pakse. I checked in and had a watermelon juice while searching for tips and all kinds of information about the upcoming three-day trip into the mountains. AOkumaya devam et
Bolaven - Plateau, day 2. 🛵

The second day started at 6 am. Luckily, the weather wasn’t good, but it wasn’t bad either, just cloudy. We spent some time in local villages, visited another waterfall, played with kids andOkumaya devam et
Bolaven - Plateau, day 3. 🌞

Day three started again at 6 a.m., and luckily, the weather was beautiful. We stepped into our wet shoes, wore damp clothes as well, and started the day on the scooter. Thanks to the sun, ourOkumaya devam et
Pakse - Vientiane. 🚌

After the beer, I took the night bus, a journey about 12 hours to the capital, Vientiane.🚌
It was a sleeper bus, but quite different from what I expected. I didn’t book the ticket online like IOkumaya devam et