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Tropical Paradise 15 May 2013 | 09:22 pm
Now that I’d experienced Cambodia’s cities and jungles, with just a few days until Songkran – my deadline for getting back to Bangkok – all that was missing was a tropical, white-sanded beach. Last s...
The Old Lakeside 14 May 2013 | 04:00 am
For as unique and interesting as Cambodia is – if you want to see it, you’d better go soon. Because the country’s cash-hungry elite, along with its “for-sale” government, seems to have an insatiable a...
The Killing Fields & Phnom Penh 12 May 2013 | 11:16 am
Rather than attempting a full day-by-day itinerary, in this post I’ll give a quick one-off look at the week I spent in Phnom Penh. By arranging to rent a bike for the duration of my stay, I left myse...
Visas, S-21, & The Royal Commando 10 May 2013 | 12:00 am
Is this really Cambodia? It’s hard to believe how different Phnom Penh feels from the entire rest of the country. Whereas almost everything I’ve seen so far has been well below poverty, here in the ca...
Grand Summer Plans 7 May 2013 | 11:00 pm
One of the most common things I hear from inexperienced travelers – whether they’re college students on a quick backpacking trip or newlyweds on a two-week honeymoon – is the intention of “getting it ...
Phare Ponleu Selpak 7 May 2013 | 12:00 am
When I set out by bike early this morning, I never thought I’d make it back in time – but apparently the odds were with me today, as I finished my long ride with just 30 minutes to spare before the ev...
Phnom Sampeau & Banan 3 May 2013 | 10:00 pm
Although Angkor Wat is Cambodia’s obvious “crown jewels,” the area around Battambang does have some noteworthy temples of its own. So with a mountain bike already in-hand and an extra day to kill, ano...
Battambang’s Interesting Trains 2 May 2013 | 12:00 am
My stop in Battambang was just a quick one: four days on the way to Phnom Penh, to run a few errands and hit its “must-see” attractions… [Continue Reading]
The Boat To Battambang 30 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
When I first crossed the border from Thailand to Cambodia, I had no idea I’d be in Siem Reap for so long. I’d laid out a big itinerary that would take me to the far corners of the country, and assumed...
The Giant Puppet Parade 28 Apr 2013 | 01:00 am
Oops! While going through my photos of Life in Siem Reap, I somehow completely overlooked the one and only “event” during my stay: a big street parade showing off huge paper-mache puppets, constructed...
