Monday, November 19, 2007

Holiday in Cambodia

Today I have some bad news. I dropped our camera in a toilet in Cambodia. It's a long story but it involved me trying to change from pants to shorts in a little bathroom on a beach and oops! no more camera. We are now taking pictures with an old school film disposable so eventually I will have more pictures to share.


Everything else is great here. We ended up doubling our time in Cambodia after visiting with Darin and Tami in Phnom Penh twice, heading up to Siem Reap to see Angkor Wat then making our way to Sihanoukville on the south coast.

First and foremost, Darin and Tami are doing GREAT. After a few years of travel they look amazing and sound all the wiser (check out their blog links that I have listed to to right side of my blog).

On top of a great tour of Phnom Penh during the Water Festival, they pulled together an amazing Thanksgiving dinner for us and a few other expats. It was seriously good food and quality hang time with them. Thanks again D & T!

Cambodia is an amazing place to visit. I need to find some time to write up a whole blog entry on its beauty, the amazing people, their tragic recent history and the current challenges of the place. While not always the most clean, sane or otherwise predictable, it is definitely one of the most fascinating places I've ever been.

Angkor Wat was spectacular on the scale of Machu Pichu in Peru or the Pyramids of Egypt. I won't rehash the history of the place but would say it's a must see if you are in SE Asia.

After two months+ of cultural backpacking we needed some downtime so we found ourselves in Sihanoukville, a great little beach town that was perfect for just hanging out. It's kind of the End Up of SE Asia. Somehow we got stuck there for ten days.

I can't say that traveling in Cambodia is for everyone, but if you are looking to get off the beaten path to see a completely different corner of the world, it's a great place to visit.

You can see the rest of our Cambodia pictures here.

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posted by Eric Stahl @ 4:05 AM

2 Comments:

At December 14, 2007 at 10:13 AM , Blogger Peggy said...

Eric,
so good to see another blog. Looking forward to speaking with you when you get back. The best christmas present we could get! Safe travel.

 
At December 16, 2007 at 3:04 AM , Blogger Tami said...

you are QUITE welcome. it was REALLY great for us to see some smiling, familiar faces from home. glad to know you're enjoying the rest of your time over here. give everyone at home a BIG hug from us :)

 

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