165km Phnom Penh to Kampot One of our goals when we started this trip was learning how to slow down a bit and not be driven by schedules. Maybe we should have remembered that when we set off from Phnom Penh two days ago. Friedel wasn’t feeling entirely well – a small headache and a […] Read More »
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The depths humanity can sink to
We’ve said so often on our trip that we are genuinely surprised what a wonderful place the world is. So many kind people who have opened their homes and hearts to us, two complete strangers passing on a bicycle. Happily most of our memorable experiences fit into this category but any amount of travel inevitably […] Read More »
Roast spider with your rice?
322km Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Roast spider, anyone? At couple inches across, they weren’t small. Their little black bodies and furry legs had been nicely grilled. The perfect snack food to go along with a cold beer? Tastes like chicken, or so they say. At the risk of being oh so boring and disappointing, […] Read More »
Siem Reap: more than Angkor
Siem Reap is a more than a little like Disney World. In a country with so much poverty, here there’s a boom on. A guesthouse and a tuk tuk driver around every corner. More massage salons than you can shake a stick at. Swish art galleries. Restaurants serving all the world’s cuisines. It’s hardly surprising […] Read More »
The long run to Angkor Wat
129km Anlong Veng to Siem Reap It’s been a long day on mostly dirt roads. We started out in the early morning hours from Anlong Veng and now we are covered in a fine layer of red dust, sweat and sunscreen, struggling to pull off the final few kilometers and wondering if a hotel will […] Read More »