The Steung Treng Adventurers Club membership Celebrated super-hero Nick as President. Mensa Marvel Michelle, chairperson of the bored. With Soksan and Saray as the beautiful boys (yes but what was their role?). Captain King the driver (Saray) and Miracle Maker Manus (Soksan), the presidents mentor. On the agenda of the current convening were river recces […]
I could write this as an account of what activity preceded which pill but that would be boring, instead; Lina’s (driving) sister’s husband, she was sleeping, served us a sardine omelet in Thma Koul so we shot round the Battambang bypass and missed sushi in Gecko. Sampov Meas No one’s heard of Pursat and it’s
Finfoot from Maichrey (Siem Reap) up the Sangke River to Psaa Prahoc (Prahoc Market) and since you’ve bought your bike on the boat it’s a half hour cycle to Battambang and Jaan Bai restaurant for lunch, or …. Moving house on the second itinerary Be at the Central Train Station in Phnom Penh at 5.30am.
There were a lot of Angkorian Kings so let’s keep today simple with 10th century Y1 (Yasovarman) who built a big baray (Angkorian reservoir), such that R1 (Rajendravarman) could build more temples and a city a bit later including Preah Rup, where our journey starts. Preah Rup The Funan, the Chenla then the Angkorians built roads
Negombo Joined for breakfast by probably a Cambodian Striped Squirrel but in Sri Lanka a Palm Squirrel, who likes papaya. Bad coffee but on the beach, angry sea, fishing catamarans with out-riggers and a strong breeze streaming the palm fronds. Essentials, (Amba was dry); wine, duty free on arrival and beer in a liquor shop
How high is Phnom Tbeng? 600 meters as it states in Wikipedia or about 500 meters as we found when we climbed the 416 meters to the top of the steps and over the forest ridge to the river 5 kilometers away. Soksan was comatose in the back of the van, which was preferable to
The Angkorian Empire was one of the great civilizations that lasted for 500 years before Harold met William the Conqueror in 1066 And All That until Henry VIII to put in a British context. The Angkorians unlike most of the other great civilizations were never defeated unless you call running out of water defeat. West
BeTreed is a magical place. A Lothlorien of light in a sea of darkness. Ok I’m getting carried away but it’s pretty special! And a thirty-seven-kilometre fence and trench that Ben is building aims to keep it that way. Psaa Leur before we set off Psa Leu in Siem Reap is not the place to
The Angkorian Empire was one of the great civilizations that lasted for 500 years before Harold met William the Conqueror in 1066 And All That until Henry VIII to put in a British context. The Angkorians unlike most of the other great civilizations were never defeated unless you call running out of water defeat. The
BeTreed is about the environment but there’s nothing to say that a 11th century UNESCO declared temple can’t be included in that. In fact the entire route from the Lodge to Preah Khan Kampong Svai falls under 42K Ha of protected area but a Bong Thom from Kampong Thom thought he’d claim 10 K Ha for himself