Living the dream of travel
Tueol Seng Prison, Phnom Penn I had heard of these places, the tyrannical dictator Pol Pot and his regime, when I was in my teens and it was going on or just over. We were told on the bus that anyone over 45 years old would have been involved in this horrific abuse of …
Wat Ounalom was big yet I only discovered it when I saw it online tourist research and went in search. It was 'round the corner' from where I ate most nights, had looked for hotels (in fact, that may be how I discovered it!) . It is in the centre of the city, near Sisowath …
This, for me, is what travelling is about - meeting people, making connections, making new friends and contacts and learning about other cultures. And here I certainly have!! Some people make an impression for different reasons, some you bond with, have a deeper connection with, others just in passing but all have an impact on …
On 26th Oct I went along with Monica to help prepare and com veg for children from poorer families, who come along after school for a meal four days a week, and they take it to the floating villages on Saturdays. Arriving at 8 am I met Mavis who runs it, and Trevor, an Aussie …
This, for me, is what travelling is about - meeting people, making connections, making new fiends and contacts and learning about other cultures. And here I certainly have!! Some people make an impression for different reasons, some you bond with, have a deeper connection with, others just in passing but all have an impact on …
Here at Siem Reap for a week, hotel with pool and air con (although it stopped working last night), here to visit Angkor Wat and other temple ruins from 11th-15th century. Meeting Patrick at the hotel, we chatted as travellers do for a couple if hours, and he advised me not to go straight to …
Tuol Sleng and Cheoung Ek, Cambodia As a teen I remember - on the edges of my memories and awareness - The Pol Pot regime and death, but never until today realised the context or scope of that four tear reign of terror. Evil, cruel, horrific are words to be used about the man who …
