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- May 30, 2016, 8:56am
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 36 m
- Cambodia Kampong Thom Phumĭ Kôki 13, 10513°0’0” N 105°0’0” E
Day 1
There is more than Angkor wat
May 30, 2016 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Third day in Cambodia. First impression? 'Khmer national kitchen', 'Khmer dance show'- who the hell are khmers?? I new there is Angkor wat in Siem reap, did they opened a new tourist attraction place called khmers? So for yours and mine information, khmers are predominant ethic group in cambodia, accounting for approximately 90% of 15.2 million people of the country. And yes, to confirm the fact - I visited Angkor wat. Secondly - I'm very pessimistic about touristic places but this huge area where Angkor is with all surrounding temples is just beautiful. Also went to khmer dinner show - wanted to touch the base of their national dishes and dances. It was actually basic buffet, nothing special, and the dances didn't impress a lot - repetitiveness in music and some mystical explanation hidden under each dance. In general I feel like a food in Cambodia is a mix between vietnamese, Chinese and local cuisine (actually they mostly add local spices to foreign dishes and call them 'cambodian'). The only truly different dishes I had was lok lak and amok. Both were ok but nothing magical. Siem reap as a town didn't leave the big impression - it's just ok. Still lots of tourists (and it's not the high season!), children begging for money, Pub street for tourists and local girls saying they are not interested in Cambodian boys. What surprised me the most? It seems that there exists just three price groups - 1 dollar (for tuk tuk, basic food and drinks), 3 dollar (bigger main meal) and 15-20 dollar for tourist attractions. And dual money system - dollars go along with Cambodian riel which makes it a bit difficult to understand. Also they all speak amazingly good English. Time to leave Siem reap and start my journey around Cambodia. Yay!

P.s. I take my word back of saying 'nothing magical' in Cambodian dishes - I had the most amazing fish amok tonight in Battambang, Nary kitchen! Total orgasm.Read more
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- Jun 4, 2016, 8:18am
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 23 m
- Cambodia Kampong Cham 11.98834, 105.4667111°59’18” N 105°28’0” E
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Day 6
This world belongs to kids
June 4, 2016 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
(And food. And smiles). I just realised that in each country I've been there is something magical about the kids. Their genuine interest in you, their shy approach, quick attachment, naturalness, and pure happiness not hidden under this stupid sell-buy business. They might be poor in India, naughty in Philippines, beautiful in Vietnam, suspicious in Thailand, curious in Cambodia, but they all have something in common - in each country I've been they somehow became an important part of my story. And today I had a chance to be an english Teacher. 7min of excitement, 7min of trying to explain the lesson, 7min of panicking that they don't listen to me, 7min of understanding that I'm talking to myself, 7min of getting the class in order and 3 seconds of shouting for their real teacher to come back. It was a short but interesting day I should say..:)Read more
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Wanderlust Same same as Vietnam but different
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- Jun 5, 2016, 11:38pm
- 🌙 28 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Cambodia Phnom Penh 11.56625, 104.9205211°33’59” N 104°55’14” E
Day 7
Obsessions that we all have
June 5, 2016 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
I just read about the guy who has an obsession for the doors (http://www.1001-doors.com). And I thought to myself how strange - I have something similar for the narrow corridors / tunnels / windows, especially if there is some light coming in the end of it. What obsession do you possess?..Read more
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- Jun 21, 2016
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Cambodia Preah Sihanouk Phumĭ Moăt Péam O Kaôh Trach 10.56187, 103.5577710°33’43” N 103°33’28” E
Day 23
See you when I see you
June 21, 2016 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
That feeling when nothing else exist. When you find a magic place to escape the whole world craziness. No TV, no internet, no flush water and the shower from the bucket. Did you know such place actually exist? I didn't know either, but found it. And scary enough I didn't want to come back. Koh ta kiev - that was an answer for me. No broken hearts, just different sunsets. And how was Cambodia in general? I thought it looks a bit like India when landed - the same red grounds and poor people trying to make any business just to survive. I liked Siem reap, counted 11 foreigners and had a best fish amok in Battambang, hated Phnom Penh and got pink hair over there, enjoyed local home stay in Kampong cham, skipped Sihanoukville and watched the movies in Otres beach, got property crazy in Koh rong Samloem, and gone back to remote island Koh ta kiev before my final days in Kampot. Month in Cambodia was quick and very long at the same time. Did I fall in love with a country? No. With some places I stayed - definately yes. Am I planning of coming back? That's the question to answer. (And I think it's yes:)Read more
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There is more than Angkor wat

This world belongs to kids

Obsessions that we all have

See you when I see you