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- vrijdag 10 augustus 2018 om 12:15
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 46 ft
CambodjaPhnom Penh11°33’35” N 104°55’18” E
Relaxing by the pool
10 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Yesterday was a great day doing pretty much all of the major tourist traps. I even snuck away from my tuktuk driver at one stop to hit the Hard Rock, which was just past the US Embassy (pic of nothingMeer informatie
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- Dag 69
- zaterdag 11 augustus 2018 om 12:00
- 🌧 82 °F
- Hoogte: 46 ft
- CambodjaKampong Thom12°42’34” N 104°53’22” E
Bus to Siem Reap
11 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
I'm on a bus to Siem Reap, the location of Angkor Wat (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat). I'm planning to stay for just a couple of days, which should be plenty of time to see the temple andMeer informatie
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- Dag 70
- zondag 12 augustus 2018 om 12:01
- 🌧 84 °F
- Hoogte: 43 ft
- CambodjaSvay Dangkum13°21’29” N 103°51’3” E
Angkor Wat at Sunrise
12 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
It was a magnificent sunrise at Angkor Wat this morning. After that temple, we went to two others, including the one overtaken by trees and used in Angelina Jolie's film "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider."Meer informatie
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- Dag 71
- maandag 13 augustus 2018 om 12:18
- ☁️ 81 °F
- Hoogte: 840 ft
- CambodjaPrêk Thum13°34’10” N 104°6’30” E
Waterfall and phallic symbols
13 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Today began at 0730 (why do I do this to myself?). Our first stop on the tour was the river of a thousand Lingas. Shiva lingas are a Hindu representation of the joining of male and female. The male isMeer informatie
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- Dag 72
- dinsdag 14 augustus 2018 om 12:05
- 🌧 82 °F
- Hoogte: 75 ft
- CambodjaPhum Spéan Thmei13°21’11” N 103°51’24” E
Hard Rock Cafe and Massage
14 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
No tours today, just lunch at the HRC with a much needed massage on the way back to the hostel, then hanging out by the pool with a book. This evening I'm off to the circus, which is an acrobatic showMeer informatie
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- Dag 73
- woensdag 15 augustus 2018 om 12:03
- 🌧 84 °F
- Hoogte: 59 ft
- CambodjaSiem Reap13°21’39” N 103°52’0” E
Back to Phnom Penh
15 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
I'm just getting in a van to make the trip back to Phnom Penh.
The Phare Circus last night was amazing. Poignant, breathtaking, funny...a wonderfully memorable but very short hour. They doMeer informatie
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- Dag 74
- donderdag 16 augustus 2018 om 12:05
- ⛅ 90 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- CambodjaPhum Ti Muoy11°34’13” N 104°55’41” E
Lazy day
16 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
Uneventful day yesterday. Van ride was nicely air conditioned. My hostel, however, is not. I'm still in my upper bunk on the fourth floor and am sweating through my clothes. I guess I'll get moving,Meer informatie
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- Dag 75
- vrijdag 17 augustus 2018 om 12:10
- ⛅ 90 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- CambodjaPhum Ti Muoy11°34’18” N 104°55’41” E
TV and Air Con
17 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 90 °F
Enough was enough. I was so hot that I checked out of the hostel and moved to a hotel room. So today, I'm staying cool inside a nice room and watching TV.
Thanks to my awesome friend Dano, thisMeer informatie
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- Dag 76
- zaterdag 18 augustus 2018 om 12:07
- 🌧 82 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- CambodjaPhum Ti Muoy11°34’18” N 104°55’41” E
Sick Day
18 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 82 °F
So much for my Saturday night plans with the Phnom Penh Hashers at their annual awards banquet. I'm sick with a bad cough and really sore throat. Robitussin and amoxicillin should clear it up in aMeer informatie
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- Dag 77
- zondag 19 augustus 2018 om 12:03
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- CambodjaPhum Ti Muoy11°34’18” N 104°55’41” E
Sunday is a hashing day
19 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I am still sick, but planning on going to today's hash at 2 pm. My head is pretty stopped up, so I won't be running. No selfie today. Same one applies from yesterday: Robitussin and amoxicillin.
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- Dag 78
- maandag 20 augustus 2018 om 12:28
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 33 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’31” N 104°10’47” E
Feeling like crap in Kampot
20 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
I took a 5-hour van ride at 0700 this morning to Kampot, a river town near the Cambodian coast. I didn't sleep very much last night because of the coughing, so I was out before we left Phnom Penh. IMeer informatie
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- Dag 79
- dinsdag 21 augustus 2018 om 12:05
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 36 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’31” N 104°10’46” E
Nope
21 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Today is a nope day. Nope, I'm not leaving the hostel unless it's on fire. Nope, I'm not getting out of bed except for the bathroom (down the hall) and food (downstairs). I booked an extra night hereMeer informatie
Gertraud M
I've been following you for months and always enjoy your blog and the way you're traveling. So sad 😔 you are ill 🤒 😷 😞 now. Get well soon!! 🤪✊✊🤞
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- woensdag 22 augustus 2018 om 12:07
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 33 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’31” N 104°10’47” E
One more day
22 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I didn't sleep well, but I feel a bit better today and I believe the cough is sounding better. I'm still sticking to the hostel today. I may walk a few buildings down the street for a burrito thisMeer informatie
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- Dag 81
- donderdag 23 augustus 2018 om 12:04
- 🌧 86 °F
- Hoogte: 43 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’22” N 104°10’47” E
Up and at 'em!
23 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
I'm back to the tourist bit today. I could've stayed in bed all day again--no, Mom, I never grew out of that--but forced myself up, got some breakfast, and hit the road on the motorbike around 9 am.Meer informatie
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- Dag 82
- vrijdag 24 augustus 2018 om 12:00
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Hoogte: 30 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’32” N 104°10’47” E
Another Day in Kampot
24 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
So, I've decided to spend the whole week here since I really didn't do anything the first couple of days I was here.
I've just dropped off almost all of my clothes at the laundry. At just less thanMeer informatie
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- Dag 83
- zaterdag 25 augustus 2018 om 12:02
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 33 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’31” N 104°10’47” E
Kampot is growing on me
25 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Well, I'm still in Kampot and will be here until Monday. I can't believe I'm staying in such crappy little place for so long, but it's kind of cool in its own way.
Last night, I went to a placeMeer informatie
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- zondag 26 augustus 2018 om 12:02
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 43 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Tuek Chhu10°36’22” N 104°10’47” E
Near death by bridge
26 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
I had soooo much fun last night. Two fellow guests at the hostel and I went on a river cruise. The water is very high, so when they say duck, they mean it. Lol. Then we took a tuktuk upriver to aMeer informatie
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- maandag 27 augustus 2018 om 12:00
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Hoogte: 23 ft
- CambodjaPreaek Kraeng10°36’1” N 103°57’3” E
Heading to Otres Beach
27 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
I'm on my way to Otres Beach on the southwest coast. The video is the highway, the only highway. There is no sleeping on this ride. But it's only about two hours, so--provided I don't smash my headMeer informatie
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- Dag 86
- dinsdag 28 augustus 2018 om 12:01
- ☁️ 84 °F
- Hoogte: 26 ft
- CambodjaO Kaôh Trach10°34’11” N 103°33’18” E
It's a small world after all
28 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
This is why I love wearing hash shirts when traveling. I arrived in Otres Beach, Cambodia, a place I've never been before. The very first bar I stopped at said there was a hasher bar down the street.Meer informatie
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- woensdag 29 augustus 2018 om 12:02
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Hoogte: 20 ft
- CambodjaO Kaôh Trach10°34’12” N 103°33’18” E
Another Lazy Day
29 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Nothing doing today. Relaxing in the air conditioning with YouTube for company.
Out for now. ✌️
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- donderdag 30 augustus 2018 om 12:03
- ☁️ 86 °F
- Hoogte: 23 ft
- CambodjaO Kaôh Trach10°34’12” N 103°33’17” E
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
30 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
I took a walk on the beach today and had quite a chuckle at the little shellfish in the surf and the little crabs filtering food from the sand, which winds up in tiny balls. I actually saw these crabsMeer informatie
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- Dag 89
- vrijdag 31 augustus 2018 om 12:00
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Hoogte: 36 ft
- CambodjaPhumĭ Trâpeăng Trâmung11°4’41” N 103°52’18” E
Back to Phnom Penh
31 augustus 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
As predicted, I'm in a van heading back to Phnom Penh. About an hour ago, we drove past a massive palm oil farm. There must have been thousands of palm trees of which many of their trunks were coveredMeer informatie
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- Dag 90
- zaterdag 1 september 2018 om 12:00
- ⛅ 91 °F
- Hoogte: 33 ft
- CambodjaPhnom Penh11°33’34” N 104°55’18” E
The first day of the rest of my life
1 september 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
As of 0001 San Antonio, Texas time, 1 September 2018, I am now officially retired from the United States Air Force at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant after serving for 26 years.
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- Dag 91
- zondag 2 september 2018 om 12:02
- ⛅ 91 °F
- Hoogte: 46 ft
- CambodjaPhnom Penh11°33’35” N 104°55’18” E
Sunday is a hashing day!
2 september 2018, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Yay! I'm off for the hash with the awesome folks of the Phnom Penh kennel! Great to be back with them. Trail should be amazing today except the heat. Weather Underground says it's 95°F but feels likeMeer informatie
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- Dag 92
- maandag 3 september 2018 om 12:00
- 🌧 81 °F
- Hoogte: 16 ft
- CambodjaPhum Ti Muoy11°34’11” N 104°55’38” E
Out and about
3 september 2018, Cambodja ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
The Hash was terrific, despite a monsoon rolling in on us. We were soaked but laughing the whole time. Afterwards, we went to a restaurant. The Khmer ladies ordered for the table and the food turnedMeer informatie
ReizigerNo set schedule equals retired life. Envious.