Although it’s not a big subject on the blog, our travels are also a search for answers on how to eat to stay healthy. At home, I expand my nutrition knowledge and during travels I…
Browsing Category Cambodia
All roads lead to dinner or what to eat in Cambodia
Begin the day as early as you can, taking in the morning cool. Join the locals crowding their favourite eateries. Find an empty table and sit down. In a moment somebody will place a cup filled…
Phnom Penh – the little big city
Phnom Penh does not have the best opinion among travelers. While journeying in Cambodia, we hear it’s “not worth it”, “ugly” and “there’s nothing there”. The city, because we need a Vietnamese visa, is on…
Mekong Sunset until it hurts
After a short spell in Banlung, we return to the Mekong river whose path we’ll follow all the way to Phnom Penh. Again, we’re skipping from city to city — Stung Treng, Kratie, Kompong Cham….
At your own pace
After crossing the Mekong we decide to visit the Ratanakiri province, in the far northeastern corner of the country. It’s inhabited by Khmer Loeu (Highland Khmer) minority but it seems they’re not that much of…
Cambodia not for beginners
As our stay in Siem Reap prolongs, we feel it’s time to take a side-road. We’ve had enough of going form city to city, the easy thing to do here, as bus connections are limited….
Spectacular Angkor
We make our way from Bangkok to the border crossing at Aranya Prathet and Poipet. This popular crossing is well-known for scams and extortion attempts, so we cross in the morning hoping the local scammers…