Category Archives: Cambodia

Eastern Cambodia

What a contrast to the rest of Cambodia. The area to the east of the Mekong is a land of indigenous people and jungle. We started at Kampong Cham, which was the gateway to Koh Paen island. This is really how most of Cambodia lived until relatively recently. We cycled down roads which had traditional […]

Northern Cambodia

Our move to the north of Cambodia showed us another, very different side to the country. Our first stop was the lovely town of Battambang. It was on a river and had some lovely shops and cafes along the riverfront. This is the arts centre of the country, and it has plenty of French colonial […]

Islands and Lakes in the Fast Changing Cambodia

Cambodia is a beautiful country with lots of jungle amongst the paddy fields, and apart from Phnom Penh, the population is mostly rural.  However, it is also a bit of an enigma as areas go through massive change, whilst others remain as they have been for decades.  The next few places we visited in Cambodia […]

Phnom Penh – from Killing Fields to Modern City

We have spent two short spells in Phnom Penh, and both were very different.  The first few days were settling into the Khmer (Cambodian) culture, while the second was more for exploring the history of the city and country.  After Vietnam it was good to see a different country with different people and way of […]