3 Ginger Snaps

Busy day with lots of variety.  Bamboo train in the morning.  ​​ Kamping Pouy in the afternoon (large reservoir built by the Khmer Rouge that is quite enjoyable to visit even though 10000s of people died to dig it with only garden hoes and wicker baskets).  We played games, tasted lotus seeds, and relaxed in…… Continue reading Lotus flowers and more

Fascinating trip last night to watch 2,000,000 bats fly out of a cave. They just kept coming and coming and coming. We looked up until our necks ached and it was too dark to see the bats any longer. Even then Charlotte assured me that they were still pouring out of the cave and I…… Continue reading Bat cave

Awesome trip to the market with Charlotte on January 22, 2017. We started out on bikes – not quite sure how we would take to the roads here given how busy things are… But it turns out we did just great. We started our adventure at the money exchange where Charlotte and the proprietor worked…… Continue reading Market trip

When fish give massages….it tickles! It also feels really weird. It was fun – it’s a little scary at first but then you get used to it. There were different tanks – small, medium and large and I’m not talking about the size of the tanks – I’m talking about the fish. The bigger the…… Continue reading Did you know that fish can give massages? by Ruby

Friday. It’s time to move. It seems that my research skills might need a little brushing up. I read in the lonely planet guide that the boat trip from Siem Reap to Battumbang had the potential to be a wonderful trip. There can be no question that the trip is beautiful and fascinating – If…… Continue reading Around the next bend

Day 2 at the temples was good.  Not as memorable as day 1. Turns out that on day 1 we were spoiled by the fact that we were visiting more remote locations and thus the crowds were much lighter. Day 2 we were in the thick of it with throngs of tourists. Of course -…… Continue reading Angkor temples – day 2 & 3

168 hours ago I was on the edge of my seat putting the finishing touches on the preparations for a once in a lifetime trip with my family. Now we are one week into the experience and things are nothing short of awesome. And I am not just referring to the absence of dead skin on…… Continue reading Fish massage

This is Charlotte.  Yesterday was awesome! We went to these awesome temples. They were huge. We were allowed to walk inside them and explore. The temples were beautiful! The people who worked on them back then were very talented. The detail was amazing, the art was beautiful, everything was perfect.  Some of the temples that…… Continue reading Temples!

This is Ruby to tell you all about my Cambodian cooking class.There was weird ingredients like lemongrass, and curry paste. There was a lot and a lot of chopping with a very sharp knife well not that sharp. We made 3 different dishes: green mango salad, Khmer curry with rice, and sticky rice balls for…… Continue reading Cooking class by Ruby

Amazing cooking class today at the Sojourn hotel in rural Siem Reap.  Amok snake fish curry: Lemon grass, turmeric, Amok leaves, lime leaf, shrimp paste, shallot, garlic, salt, snake fish, coconut milk, water, stock, lots of chopping! Palm sugar dumplings: Rice flour, gluten, crystallized palm sugar, boiling water: Green mango salad: Green mango, sliced carrots,…… Continue reading Cambodian cooking class