Planes, trains and … tuk tuks

Posted by on Aug 30, 2012 in Cambodia, Thailand | 1 comment and buses, taxis and bikes … so far we have tried a few different modes of transport. Our last morning in Sihanoukville had us hiring bikes to ride to Otres beach the next beach further south. After a 30 minute ride (as we had to go inland to go over the headland) we arrived to a beautiful stretch of beach and had a swim, built a sandcastle, had another swim and a drink before riding back...
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It takes both rain and sunshine to make a Rainbow …

Posted by on Aug 27, 2012 in Cambodia | 3 comments … rightly says the Ancient proverb… Friday the 24th August was Imogen’s 7th birthday and following an early morning Skype with Granddad we were picked up for our Island Cruise where we were to enjoy a day of swimming, snorkeling and island hopping. A perfect day for Immi as she is such a water baby, or so we thought… You know how sometimes things don’t work out like you planned...
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DIPS at the beach…

Posted by on Aug 25, 2012 in Cambodia | 2 comments Sihanoukville is located only 185km south-west of Phnom Penh, but it still took over five hours by bus to reach. Just over half way we passed through the Cardamom Mountain range, shrouded in low cloud and rain mist and the weather markedly changed from hot and dry to cooler and moist.  Now it felt like the rainy season! Having not had a chance to book any accommodation, we had a taxi stop at a...
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Pearl of Asia?

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 in Cambodia | 7 comments We said goodbye to Siem Reap and headed  for Phnom Penh, taking the same bus as Aline, Deborah and Kai.  The ‘Giant Ibis’ bus was most expensive option for the six hour journey as it had seatbelts, air-con and wi-fi, and even a hostess who supplied refresher towels, bottled water for $13 per seat.  In true backpacker style, Lara and Teddy opted for the cheaper Capitol bus at $6 per seat...
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Schools in …

Posted by on Aug 17, 2012 in Cambodia | 4 comments Whilst having dinner at a local tapas restaurant, we made arrangements with Lara and Aline to go with them the next morning to a school in a remote village called Prasat Char, where ‘Helping Hands Cambodia’ has been assisting the locals for more than 6 years.  ‘Helping Hands’ was founded in 2005 by Deborah Groves, a Sunshine Coast wedding photographer, who first came to Cambodia the...
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Whiling away the days in Siem Reap…

Posted by on Aug 16, 2012 in Cambodia | 0 comments The guesthouse we are staying at for our ten days in Siem Reap is about 3km out of town and down a bumpy dirt track away from the main road.  Our French friend Lara had stayed at the Bloom Garden guesthouse last year, so it was here that we had organised to meet up. The days when we weren’t out for any full days we spent the mornings doing school work on the top verandah after a superb ...
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