Our team of intrepid explorers were Birdman Nick and Magic Manus with Dean Nicholas Swamp Williams ably assisted by the lovely Lina and his comfortable van. Dean & Nick atPeurng Ta Kho, the amazing cliffs The vultures* were waiting so we sped onto the river and assembled our bikes by the bridge. *Motodrop drivers who would […]
The Steung Treng Adventurers Club 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 up
All adventures start with an extra hot latte crafted by Mex at the Little Red Fox Coffee Shop and the morning crew; Jady – temple water management and Darryl the Angkorian historian. Feathercraft kayak on top of Dy’s electric blue Highlander, Solar kayaks, Lors, Bunthy, Visoth and me inside, another latte then pick up Buntha
The countryside surrounding Angkor is one of paddy fields and sugar palms. Dotted with small villages of traditional wooden houses built on stilts surrounded by fruit trees. Trapaeng or pools, vast ancient baray or reservoirs and the rivers and channels that still connect the ruins of ancient temples shape the landscape. Near Siem Reap it’s
Our quest was to seek out the Silver Langur in the forests of Kulen Mountain and whatever other wildlife came our way. ‘Nick I’ve been to Corbett, Kana and Tadoba in India. The Serengeti, The Okavango, etc in Africa, but I don’t expect much.’ Hmmm – no pressure then, I thought. Kulen’s steeped in historical
Puok River (that wasn’t) Reece ‘To boldly go where most sane Khmer’s don’t.’ We knew the launch point beside the Angkor Crau Bridge though Sokun (tuktuk driver and Indochineex adventure guide) found it immensely funny that we hadn’t a clue where we were going. We inflated the kayaks on the banks of a channel that’s just been
The incredibly rare milky adjutant lived in Prek Toal and it was my mission to save it even before I got to Cambodia and realized there isn’t a milky adjutant it’s a Milky Stork and a Greater Adjutant. Undeterred enthusiasm intact, Prek Toal was at the heart of why I’d come and where I was
This is the story of a family’s adventures along an ancient Angkorian Highway in search of temples hidden in the forest. A thousand years ago a canal was dug to ferry the giant blocks of stone that were used to build the temples of Angkor from Kulen Mountain where they were quarried. The canal has
Countryside Exploration Cycle The Siem Reap countryside is changing all the time as the town spreads but its not long before the hard road becomes a track and the houses are raised on stilts. A line of trees shades a canal as it crosses the landscape. Dug to control the flooding lake as it advanced
Prek Toal The Hard Way (by kayak) The current was flooding up the channel and a Southerly headwind was blowing as we set off from the boat station at Maichrey. Clouds grew dark then faded or pulled down by the weight of the moist air they released heavy drops of rain, which exploded around our