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  • Bear 1971RejsendeIndochina
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    Friends

    12.–14. feb., Thailand ⋅ 🌙 30 °C

    Bangkok baby!
    A lovely bit of familiarity, the lovely Welander arrives from Heathrow and I arrive from Kathmandu! The biggest hug ever and only 1 full day in Bangkok before we move to island life!
    A wander round Bangkok, no real plans and a lot of catching up, chatting and planning part 1 of Thailand!
    A wander down Khao San Road, amazing food at Wang Lang Market, beers on the river, a little ferry across the river, a wander home via Thannon Ram Buttri to have the best manicure ever (it was needed after trekking and working for the past 3 months!!) and home to prepare for our journey to Ko Samet!    Læs mere

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    Thailand islands

    14.–27. feb., Thailand ⋅ 🌩️ 28 °C

    What a lovely way to spend a few weeks! Relaxing on beaches, swimming in a glorious sea and catching up with a dear friend or three!
    First 5 days on Ko Samet. Small and perfectly formed then a move to Ko Chang, livelier and lots to do but the beach kept us from exploring! I can do my exploring after the island life!
    Meet some crazy, lovely people, had lots of fun and a lot of sun!
    Last 2 days in Pattaya with Ruth and Chris.... An experience that I will never forget and maybe not one for sharing within these pages, if you want to know more, I'm happy to tell!
    A farewell to lovely Lisa and a see you soon to Thailand as I'll be back!    Læs mere

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    Cambodia - bye Bangkok, hello Phnom Penh

    28. feb.–1. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C

    Just day one! Well, day minus one and day 1!
    After spending some time in a different area of Bangkok, wasting time in a beautiful city garden, I waited for my bus to Cambodia, not knowing what to expect at all!
    The funniest trip happened, minibus to the border, accompanied by Cambodians, one in particular became a tour guide, giving me so many great tips on visiting his country. Kimlong had been in Bangkok buying animals for his pet shop in particular sugar gliders (look them up!) whose squeak sounded like they were giggling and tiny little hedgehogs! He was great company and along with lonely planet, this part of the trip has been designed mainly with their help and guidance.
    The minibus dropped us all off, me being the only foreigner, was shown the border control and waited to be let in! All good but then I was popped into a motorbike and delivered to the bus stop and onto a sleeper bus!
    An amazing experience but firstly, motorbike and no one told me that Cambodia drive on the right! After 4 months of driving on the left, I almost screamed!
    The bus and I got to Phnom Penh at 5am, a walk to my hotel and a day of finding my way!
    First impressions: busy, hot, crazy, beautiful, interesting and friendly!
    Day one was about walking, national museum and more walking.
    Wanted to share day one of a different country with you all which I think is going to be a very interesting one.    Læs mere

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    Killing of the Innocents.

    1. marts, Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    A day of reflection and sadness.

    A day of learning about the terrible atrocities that happened between 1975 and 1979 to the Cambodian people.

    If you are unable to visit Cambodia or didn't get taught about the massacres or you just don't remember, please read about it.

    Today was the saddest day I've ever had; I cried, I remembered, I listened and I reflected on the torture and deaths of so many innocent people including children.

    I'm not going to put statistics on here apart from this one: 1 in 4 Cambodians lost their lives.

    I kept seeing the dates of 1977, 1978 on the prisoner records and reminded myself of what I was doing... I was having an amazing childhood oblivious to what was happening in a country I'm now visiting. This happened in my lifetime.

    It didn't take pictures during the visits, that felt wrong, until the end, as I felt the memorials should be my memories from the trip. Although what learnt will stay with me forever.    Læs mere

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    Phnom Penh continued

    1.–3. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    After the day of remembering the crimes of humanity, I had an evening of calmness and sailed along the Mekong and Tonle sap rivers on a sunset cruise! Wonderful way to see the city.

    Sunday was spent walking and a lot of walking was done but I find the best way to explore, getting lost can be fun. The Royal palace was today's visit, I got sent away as my huge scarf which has the ability to cover almost all of my body was not suitable (I had done my homework and all the signs said cover shoulders and arms to elbows, no where did it say wear a t shirt), I stomped home to change, I was not purchasing a t shirt from the shop as instructed, could well have been a scam but at least I got some more steps it. It was worth it, the palace was stunning.

    I also walked to a newer part of the city. I'm constantly in awe at how the country recovered from the atrocities , that's a testament to the Cambodians resilience, faith, trust, hard work and their love of Phnom Penh. Such a contrast to other areas of the city but I love the diversity, it tells their story.

    Monday, possibly my last day in Phnom Penh, and I have made a decision that I need to take time to look around, reflect, take it all in so I'm starting to take my time and if I miss some sights I can come back!

    This morning I walked to Wat Phnom which was serene and beautiful, despite being on a very busy roundabout, I, then, got a tuk tuk to "The Factory" which is the old Levi factory which has been re-purposed into an urban village, very cool! And, because I can, I decided to go to the little cinema there which was very comfy, cheap and had wonderful air conditioning (Phnom Penh is very hot!).

    Loved Phnom Penh, I will be back but I'm ready to move..... Next stop Battambang!    Læs mere

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    Battambang

    4.–8. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

    The second city of Cambodia. Couldn't be more different from Phnom Penh, less busy, quieter streets, more Cambodian but very hot! I travelled here by the Royal Cambodian Railway which was slow yet beautiful, a great way to see the countryside. The train ran through the outskirts of Phnom Penh and villages, it felt intrusive in some ways but I think the houses were built after the railway!

    An afternoon of orientation and getting lost. I ate the best meal I've had so far in Cambodia, vegetable Lok Lak, I've not seen an assortment of vegetables like that in a long time!

    Day 2, I decided to go on a tuk tuk tour with Philay who was my lift from the station yesterday. The tour was with two others and was a fabulous day. Philay was funny and interesting and he had lived through the sad years, lost family members and his school was used for the detention centre S21!

    Places visited :
    Lotus market, a food market including the normal meats and veg and..... frogs, skinned, headless and still jumping, eels (still wriggling), fish still alive and flipping into our path, rats , mice and cockroaches, all for culinary purposes. I didn't take many pictures but warning...... There is one that might offend, I'm only putting it on here to remind me of the day.. Look away if you must!
    Ek Phnom Pagoda, a cow farm (massive ears), lotus farm, Samroung Knong detention centre and killing fields (one of 300 in the country), the bamboo train, the golden gate bridge :-) and the famous bat cave.
    All amazing and hope the pictures do the day justice. It was a great day and amazing to meet Philay and hear his stories and life in Cambodia.

    Day 3 and 4 in Battambang were filled with kayaking, a cycle round the city, a visit to the circus school, new friends and a cooking class.

    The circus school was very sweet. It's a school created for vulnerable children after the war, or was originally set up in a refugee camp on the Thailand border but moved to Battambang when the refugee camps were closed down. They train children in performing and creative arts, they then perform at the circus in Siem Reap once they've graduated. I didn't take many photos as I wanted to watch and take it in, look it up if you want to know more, Phare Ponleu Selpak.

    And the cooking class, motorbikes to the market to get ingredients (sorry Mum but it was on the back of a local and part of the tour!) Toot took us through the menu and all the ingredients, a few that I had not heard off but he gave us alternatives to use! I started the class with just me as the pupil but then was joined by a lovely couple from the Netherlands which was much nicer. Cooked the whole meal and ate it afterwards!

    Loved this city, lots of lovely memories made.    Læs mere

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    Siem reap

    8.–12. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    The objective for Siem Reap was to visit the mighty Angkor Wat. You'll find Angkor Wat will have it's own page (footprint) here and will be uploaded later in the trip for you all to see but I don't want to spoil the fun for my Brother, Dan, and his lovely GF, Tash who are visiting it very soon!
    Siem Reap as a city was okay, very very busy and obviously very touristy. Due to paying for Angkor Wat and a few other excursions in Battambang, I decided to finally experience proper dorm living. It was an experience that I will try not to do again but it saved me money. I know I'm not the average age bracket so I went with low expectations and they were met.
    I did met some lovely people along the way though and ended up really enjoying the city, once I got my head round sharing a room with 7 others and the touristy aspect.
    As usual, I explored by foot, had 2 excursions to see the mighty Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, and on my last day I hired a bicycle and just rode around!
    Clare's bike tour included APOPO (Have a Google, excellent amazing place, met Gertrude, who is one of the rats that are trained here to find unexploded mines and bombs), Wat Thmey Killing Fields and memorial site, a cycle along the river and a behind the scenes tour of Angkor Thom.
    Definitely made the most out of the time here despite the lack of unbroken sleep!    Læs mere

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    Angkor Wat - Sunrise and more

    8.–9. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    No words can describe the wonder for Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
    Once the largest city in the world, this ancient city is unbelievable!
    Today we visited Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm (of tomb raider fame!)
    I'm just going to leave the photos here for day 1 and day 2. There was so much information to take in that I suggest anyone interested in knowing more about Angkor Wat watches the any reputable documentary, there's a brilliant one on BBC apparently which I intend to watch on my return.    Læs mere

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    The mighty Mekong and it's friends.

    12.–14. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C

    Kratié province is famous for a couple of things, the mighty Mekong river and all the wildlife Mekong that lives along it and in it!

    My journey here started with a bus journey and meeting lovely new friends, Judy (Nunhead, London), Liz (Costa Rica) and Carla (Italy). Lots of chatting and sharing experiences and a dinner invitation or two! A fun trip including a quick no fuss puncture repair at the side of the road.
    Krachie is a quiet town and I wish I had planned to stay longer but I'm afraid Kampot, Kep and Vietnam are waiting for me.

    I booked a kayaking trip for the following afternoon, another dinner with the gang and was leaving at midnight on a sleeper bus.

    First dinner with the gang was interesting, BBQ and soup, no menu, a George foreman type thing with a stock pot in the middle and all the ingredients for us to cook. Great fun!

    The Kayak tour did not disappoint, we saw all kinds of wildlife, a forest in the river and the famous, endangered, Irrawaddy Dolphin but I'm afraid no photos, I was too in awe of them being so close, amazing beautiful creatures (I've been naughty and added a giggle image to this post)
    They are what I, and loads of other tourists, came here for, let's not mention those noisy tourists boats with very loud engines!
    The kayaking was not for the faint hearted, it was hard work but great exercise and I was lucky, Ben the tour guide was my captain.
    A fabulous 36 hours! Wonderful nature, DOLPHINS and meeting my new friends who I'm sure I'll keep in touch with.    Læs mere

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    Kampot

    14.–20. mar., Cambodja ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    What a wonderful city and location to end my Cambodian trip with.

    Kampot is a small city compared to Phnom Penh but perfectly formed, it sits on a river and is famous for its pepper and salt, which I bought none of because my bag is full to the brim!

    I chose to stay outside of the city and it was the best decision I made, my home for 4 days was a small place in a garden bungalow sitting in the river, idyllic. So beautiful and peaceful that I extended by stay. I could swim in the stunning river, clean, fresh and surprisingly quiet.

    I hired a bike to get me to and from green mango (my home for the time here, named after all the mango trees on the land) which was an excellent way to see the city and surrounding areas. As usual I had a day of orientation and came across the new dancing water show which Kampot hopes will encourage visitors. By the looks of the Friday night crowds, people love Kampot already.

    I joined a countryside cycle tour on the Monday which was one of the best experiences I've had in Cambodia. 10 people in Canadian Jason's hands! All on 2 wheels and cycling through the countryside for the whole day. Jason has been in Kampot since Covid locked him in and he has spent the time finding out about history and traditions from local people. I learnt more in 1 day then I have managed to do my whole time in Cambodia.

    We visited temples, monasteries, schools, rice fields, palm sugar organic farm and "factory" (Purely for local sales and me, its amazingly tasty, I'm be lucky if the jar makes it home) and a wonderful home cooked meal by Vin. Jason was interesting and obviously loved the country and the people.

    The day ended with the whole group drinking beer and enjoying the time we all had together.

    I took myself off for a kayak round the green cathedral, no cathedral, it's called that due to the tunnel of jungle plants that you kayake through. It was pretty if you saw past some of the debris from the rain.

    And during the searing heat I found the salt fields! I just cycled through them but I can not imagine what working in them must be like. No shade at all! Unusual scenery and yet another example of the hard working Cambodian people.

    My other big win from Kampot was being recommended a women's only day spa! What a lovely way to end my time here, just one photo taken but 4 people were treated to wonderful food, lovely, interesting company and an afternoon of traditional khmer herbal treatments. I felt like I was back at college, pestle and mortar at the ready, pounding ginger, turmeric, plai, finger root, rice powder and other herbs which was used to make a mixture to put all over our skin before steaming! A medicine to help all ills. After steaming, we were all treated to
    massages and a soak in the natural pool. Banteay srey project is a social enterprise for woman's transformation. The mission of the project is providing rural khmer woman with on site training, well paid jobs and a more hopeful future for them and their families. Beautiful place.

    The next page will be dedicated to my favourite photos of Cambodia and some words of reflection after visiting such a wonderful Country.    Læs mere

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