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Category Archives: around-the-world-part-1

Stung Treng

by tom on 22/03/2013

Here I didn’t really do much, other than change modes of transport. I got up early to get a 07:00 bus to Stung Treng from Ban Lung. The bus stop was actually a picnic table sat in front of a food stall, where the bus drivers congregated. There was no written indication that this was […]

Ban Lung

by tom on 16/03/2013

I got there on a very wild motorbike ride from Koh Nhek, which was also pretty wild! The bus trip from Sen Monorom went without problems, but it was one of the more exciting ones. I had a load of Angkor beer piled up behind me, which became dislodged about 20 minutes after setting off. […]

Sen Monorom

by tom on 16/03/2013

Sen Monorom was more of a stop on the journey around the east of Cambodia. I didn’t know what I wanted to do there, but I knew I wanted to go. When I got to Sen Monorom (pronounced “san mon-ooor-um”), I did the usual procedure of walking around until I found a hotel. The place […]

Kompong Cham

by tom on 16/03/2013

I arrived in Kompong Cham on another un-exciting bus ride from Phnom Penh. I had actually come here as there had not been any buses to Sen Monorom, which is where I actually wanted to go to. I’m glad I made the stop! After negotiating some moto-drivers and getting a baguette, I walked around and […]