Tori and I made our way over the border from Thailand into Cambodia, where we paid far more than a person should for the 2 hour taxi ride out to Anlong Veng. Anlong Veng is the capital of Preah Vihear province, though in this case capital is a bit of an optimistic term for a… Read More Kampuchea Once Again
Hours later we arrived into Siem Reap, which is in essence a large boomtown perched on the northern shores of the Tonle Sap. It is a tourism center of Cambodia and this is evident in the many, many, many Western faces crowding the city center’s pleasant streets and the global assortment of restaurants. Not to… Read More Onwards to Angkor
We boarded an early morning bus headed out of Saigon to Cambodia’s largest city, Phnom Penh. The drive was nice and slow, moving along through the countryside and across smoothly paved roads making for a pleasant enough ride fueled by pistachios and choco-pies while watching the water buffalo outside. Near the end of the ride… Read More A Holiday in Cambodia
About halfway or a little more through the big trip of the school year, with the aid of a 5-week break from work thanks to the Chinese New Year festivities. Kathleen met me in Hong Kong on 12 January, and from there we have since been to Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Saigon, Phnom Penh, and now… Read More Notes from the Road
Zak Abroad 