getting to saigon crossing border by boat and getting into ho chi mingh takes a whole day. since 7 am we were traveling-first by car and a bit confused as we thought we would go staight on the boat.after 2 hours we stopped in front of a local little house still not knowing what was going on.so exciting-behind the house was the river and the boat!a local simple boat with a loo in the back.it was surrounded by 4 walls but when i sat on the loo i could look over t...

the search for eatable insects the next day was a relaxed day and we started late.it was the first time since we had been on our trip.in the morning we walked for miles in the markets of phnom penh to get a new memory card for jens camera.after that we decided to go to the post office and fight our way through the queues and chaoes of a third world office.we both expected a crowded and unorganised place like in india but wait-it was a nice empty place.we didnt h...

visiting an island in the middle of the river out of the city into the untouched nature and ruel life.with a very old tuk-tuk and and its funny clumbsy driver we made our way to a place hidden away just on the outskirts of phnom penh.from here a ferry sets over to a little island placed in the middle of the river.the ferry just takes passangers,cycles and bikes.and on the island you wont find any cars.so there we were waiting for the ferry and it was the first t...

it was time to get serious and to learn more about the history and past of the country.cambodia is know for its"killing fields" and there is even a movie about it.by 9am we were in the tuk-tuk on our way to the outskirts of phnom penh.choeung ek(killing fields) became a place of mass murder where prisoners from toul stleng were brought for executon.The Khmer Rouge government arrested, tortured and eventually executed anyone(men,women,children,babies) su...

the bus ride from siam reap to cambodias capital took 6 hours and made our bums sore.phnom penh is a capital like any other in this part of the world.it was very similar to delhi.jen and me felt comfortable crossing roads between the chaotic traffic and walking trough the bussy streets and markets.but first of all we needed a hotel.in our guide book we read about the beautiful houses on stilts around the lake in phnom penh.it sounded like paradise and we wanted t...