The experience for us started with a 6 hour bus trip from Phnom Phen where we had been bombarded with the sights and sounds of Cambodia’s largest city for three days. We were well ready to leave. To us Phnom Phen was a busy, dirty and hassly place with few redeeming features. Stories of bag snatches and rip offs abound and we found ourselves, when on the street, constantly on guard. This was not the case in the rest of Cambodia.
Rainbow Lodge, as we sit and gaze across the jungle to the Kep river the stillness and happy chatter of the staff in the background is incredibly relaxing. For the first time in two weeks traveling around Cambodia we …
Cooking classes are a great way to meet other travelers and experience how food is created in a country you are visiting.
One of the interesting things about Asian countries is their fresh food markets and we always take a wander through them to get an understanding of how things are done and what the locals eat.
Every cooking class we have enjoyed always starts with a visit to the market to purchase the food for the class.
Ok, frogs legs were not on our menu but they WERE available at the market………
A bus from Siem Reip to Battambang is about $6, it is air conditioned and homogenized. It takes about 4 hrs. Alternatively there is a boat costing anything from $15 – $25 depending on who is trying to take a percentage or rip you off. We paid $18 each.
Pick up started with us predictably failing to set our alarm properly and waking up, bags not packed or very organized with 45 minutes before our pick up time. We made it on time and had a bit of fun as the mini bus slowly filled up as we dropped by various hostels and backpacker places picking up passengers. The 7 am boat departure time was now heading out to about …
Our driver from the airport, to our hotel Borann ,is a master salesman and we ended up hiring him for two days to explore the temples.
The first evening was to “watch the sunset”, we headed off past Angkor Wat to “the spot”. Joining us were 300 or 400 other hopefuls. Following a “fair climb”we watched as cloud turned to heavy cloud and then a magnificant thunderstorm. We waited it out for 20 minutes in our poncos as the sun disappeared. Thinking all hope was lost of a great sunset we headed down the mountain again (there were only about 20 people left ) and sought the refuge of our car and driver.
Heading back to Siem Reap a beautiful, …
Not sure if it is politically correct to single out female outdoor bloggers but we are today anyway.
Why?
Because they have some great adventures, they write really interesting pieces and they love to share (and encourage) others. In addition, they are really nice helpful people and love encouraging women to get out onto a track or trail and enjoy a hiking adventure.
Dressed in Dirt – Tips and tales of a female backpacker
Adelaide (Addy) is quirky, yep, she even describes herself as “a little bit silly. No, very silly.” That’s why we love her. She is as sharp as a whip, clever and writes interesting pieces. She is also regularly out in the bush doing some great trips.
