Khampot, Kep & Crab

January 6, 2009

No,  not the name of a Cambodian variety act but an idea of what I’ve been up to for the last couple of days.  Khampot is a pretty sleepy kind of town where everything is about shut by 10pm.  Last night I got back to my guesthouse at 10.20, the gates and doors were locked […]

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Bye Bye to the Beach

January 5, 2009

Now left Sihanoukville and the beach for the charming riverside town of Kahmpot.  SV was pretty chilled once all the New Year Eve party people had left.  Not much happens here in Kahmpot but it’s very laid back and in a beautiful setting.  Will probably stay here a few days and hopefully find a fastish […]

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New Years Day in Sianhoukville

January 1, 2009

Just a quick post as the internet connection is well dodgy here.  Those of you back home will probably be delighted to hear that it rained most of last night!  OK, it was warm, tropical rain – but it was still rain. The beach here curves around in a crescent and gets pretty busy with […]

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Some Temple Pics

December 28, 2008
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Boxing Day Cycle Frenzy

December 27, 2008

Boxing Day is the big day for sport back home, so even though I’m zillions of miles away I thought I’d show some willing and decided to cycle out to the temples around Angkor Wat. It was a nice ride but the traffic was a bit heavy despite the fact it was only 8.15am – […]

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Christmas Day

December 27, 2008

Dave Perkes, the English guy who runs the Peace of Angkor Guesthouse (my current home in Siem Reap) organises a Christmas Day party every year for guests, ex-pats, his staff and assorted locals. There’s plenty of free food and drink and music is supplied by by a band of local Cambodians, all of whom have […]

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Ho Chi Mihn City Airport

December 24, 2008

At last! Free, fast wifi at HCMC Airport. 11am on Christmas Eve and then outside temp is a pretty mild 27 degrees C. Just flown here from Hoi An where it was absolutely peeing down. I’m off again in about an hour to Cambodia and Siem Reap. I was last here 5 years ago and […]

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Hoi An

December 23, 2008

DOH! Can’t upload pictures! Will try again later Come to Hoi An! It’s a total tonic after Hanoi – the sea air is fresh and breathable and you can cross the road in relative safety. The weather has ben a bit mixed but tat least the sun’s shone between showers and the rain’s been warm. […]

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Hanoi

December 23, 2008

Hanoi’s not without charm, the Old Quarter is very, er, old and full of narrow streets and mysterious alleyways. The area around St. Joseph’s cathedral is quieter and has some great shops selling jewellery, paintings and ceramics and brilliant old Communict propoganda posters. And of course, Hoikem Lake is an inner city jewel. Wandering the […]

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Holed up in Hanoi

December 17, 2008

Hanoi – noisy, polluted, expensive.  Struggling to keep the blog up to date because of lack of high speed internet.  Hopefully I’ll find a decent connection soon and start posting interesting stuff.

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