We had booked a trip to Udong mountain for the second day of our Cambodian tour but when I booked it back in the Netherlands still, my credit card got blocked for fraud. But by the time we went there,…
11) South-East Asia, Cambodia: Battambang
Next, we went to Battambang, I had found a few interesting things and places to see and thought we could do it by taxi or tuk-tuk, but in the end, we got a tour booked via TripAdvisor. The two highlights…
10) South-East Asia, Cambodia: Siem Reap, Angkor, and an Elephant Sanctuary
Angkor temples We landed at Siem Reap, the gate to the ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple complex Angkor, which spreads over an area of 400 sq. km. and represents the Khmer art and architecture in the period between 9th and 14th centuries.…
8) South-East Asia, Cambodia: Phnom Penh and my huge surprise
So about Phnom Penh we didn’t really have specific plans besides just going around some temples, however we also didn’t have a lot of time, our schedule for the trip was pretty packed so we didn’t have much time, unfortunately,…
7) South-East Asia, Cambodia: The Pol Pot regime
I have to say a few words about this dark part of the history of Cambodia, because many of the things you will see later are related to the regime that killed more around 1.7 million people in Vietnam AND…
Kulen Elephant Forest, one of the FEW real sanctuaries. Please do NOT RIDE elephants, go to a sanctuary instead..
(^^ this is cruelty, i selected a non-graphic image) Please do not EVER ride elephants in Asia, please.. Only go to a well-researched RESCUE center, which at least ensures a better life for these creatures. Yes, the evil “spirit-crushing” process…