Two very important parts of our lives and what do they have in common? Nothing except they are 'top of mind' in this blog entry. Read on… Kampot is described in our guide book as "…this charming riverside town with its relaxed atmosphere and a run-down French architectural legacy". What I experienced upon arrival was yet another dirty city but I warmed up to it. Feeling worn out from our gastrointestinal flu and disappointed by the discrepancy betwee...

Ahhh Cambodia... Cambodia time means anything except the real time - your guess is as good as mine. Cambodia descriptions are so colourful - like the menu item 'vegetarian breakfast (extra cost for sausages and hotdogs)'. It is a country of smiling friendly people who want to understand you and often don't but pretend they do then nothing happens when you think it will happen. Gotta love it! We are beginning to visit the far reaches of Cambodia - less people, fe...

Not much to report on our time in Kratie. It is a small, dirty town with a market, a key attraction that every tourist goes to and very confusing information about transportation (this would describe every town we have been to in Cambodia). Most of our time here was spent sweating as it is very hot. We wandered around the market and got some good photos as we played with some of the children. One little girl followed us so we kept chatting with her and wondering...

After a very long day (12 hours) on the bus to Siem Reap, watching the people and the countryside of Cambodia flash by like a movie with no real plot but a continuous theme of vignettes such as: the young child standing on his father's foot and clinging to his leg while he works in the field another child about 8 years old who is supposed to be working the family stand but is arched over her chair, head hanging close to the ground imagining something probably wil...

This is a special time of year regardless of your religion, culture or placement in the hemispheres. The light changes, seasonal holidays occur, the international calendar enters a new year and people everywhere are inclined to take a break from work or at least celebrate something, often centered around family and food, during the late days of December. Facebook has kept us (thankfully) in touch with family and friends from home who are in the full throes of th...