236km Phnom Penh to Kratie Wednesday was one of those days. We woke up late, struggled to get our bags packed and after we rode away we realised that Friedel’s glasses were still at the hotel. When we remembered that our health insurance was about to expire it was the final straw. Cycling without good […] Read More »
[agallery name=”imagebox-dump”] Here are the pictures we took out at the Stung Meanchey landfill when we went with a charity to give food to the children working in this sad and dangerous place. The images will give you some idea of what they are facing but can’t convey the smell, the flies and the smoke […] Read More »
We’d only been at the Stung Meanchey garbage dump on the outskirts of Phnom Penh a few seconds and already the first kids were running towards our truck and its load of fresh bread, oranges, apples and bananas. Not much to be excited about from most people’s perspective but imagine spending day after day sifting […] Read More »
In the Cambodian beach resort of Sihanoukville, we put together our latest podcast. This time we talk more about Central Asia – the amazing Lake Song Kol in Kyrgyzstan, our favourite and not-so-favourite parts of the region and what to bring. Plus we have an interview with Greg, a Hungarian cycling the Silk Road who […] Read More »
We are not often moved to make a charitable appeal but here in Phnom Penh and Cambodia in general it’s hard to avoid the poverty. This is a very poor country, hit by much recent tragedy, war and genocide. Despite this, the people are warm and welcoming and have quickly found a place in our […] Read More »
