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Phnom Penh will start getting quieter as people start moving back to the provinces to celebrate the Cambodian New Year. Cambodian New Year or Chaul Chnam Thmey in the Khmer language, literally “Enter New Year”, is the name of the Cambodian holiday that celebrates the New Y[...]

Been in Phnom Penh jus over a week. The cost of living definitely seems to have gone up. The Tuk Tuk taxi index seems to be rising.  Coupled with the Australian dollar things are not cheap as they were. Aeon Mall has opened since I was here last.  The big muli-level mall  has arrived.[...]

Arrived Phnom Penh last night. Spent the day at CHA, getting into the apartment,and dying in the heat. Its 500pm still hot but t apartment isnt to bad. Theres a bit of factory activity across the road-will be a good alarm clock.        [...]

We spent the day at the Palace of Versailles yesterday.  It was a big day that started by getting the metro across town to the train station where we meet our fellow Big Blue Bike Tours group members and out tour leader. The group was made of 10 travellers from Canada, USA and fellow [...]

Spent  the day around the First Arrondisement sight seeing and shopping.  Smoking is very popular here especially among young women.[...]

Writing this at Sydney International Airport. I love how things change. I am sure last tim I used the QANTAS bus from the domestic to the International Airport it took 20 minutes or so and we went out onto the road. Todya it was a quick dash across the tarmac and less then 10 minutes.[...]

Got the suit case down to pack and look who thinks they are comig.[...]

I attended a wedding in a village near Takeo Town, Takeo Province last Monday. It was Narong’s brother’s wedding attended by about 240 guests. The fact that I was the only westerner, and the only English speaking guest (besides Narong) had its challenges. It was a great ev[...]

I went with the Cambodian Handicraft Association (CHA) staff, student and volunteers to Chea’s funeral ceremony yesterday. She’s family lived in Kampot Province in a small village. After the ceremony the family provide us all with a lovely lunch. There is another ceremony [...]