Time flies when you're having fun... The second week has passed, which I spent travelling through country #2, Cambodia.
I started out in the capital Phnom Penh, which was quite a change from Bangkok. Cambodia is obviously a much less developed country than Thailand is. I rented a bicycle and mixed in with the city's busy traffic, which was a lot of fun.
After PP I went to Siem Reap, the town near Angkor Wat, to visit Angkor Wat obviously. In fact, Angkor Wat is just one of the many Angkor temples, and I spent a whole day, starting before sunrise to check 'm out.
When I got enough of all the temples I headed to Sihanoukville, a beach town on the southern coast, to relax for a few days. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't as beachy as I had hoped, but I took a swim in the sea in the pooring rain anyway.
Again back to PP and on towards Stung Treng, to cross the border with Laos from there to start my third week.
A pictures says more than a 1000 words, so just check out the many photos at http://picasaweb.google.com/psanwikarja/PatrickInAsiaWeek2Cambodia
or sit back and enjoy the slideshow:
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Week 1: Thailand
Well, I've been in Asia for a week now, and I have seen a lot already. Here's a short recap of the things I did:
On Tuesday June 19, I arrived in Thailand's capital Bangkok, to start my five-and-a-halve week tour thru Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
So first, I checked out bustling Bangkok:
- ride some Tuk Tuks, drink some Singha beer, hang and go out on Khao San road with some other backpackers
- ride a bicycle in and around Bangkok, which was awesome. I did the tour with two other nice Dutch guys and we saw so many things did you would otherwise never ever see. From manouvring through Bangkoks busy traffic to literally riding through peoples living rooms in the slumps. Definitely a highlight.
- Enjoy the delicious food here, of course.
After two nights in BKK I joined the bicycle guys and did a group tour of 3 days to the Kanchanaburi area, where I:
- saw the 'death railway' including the famous 'bridge over the river kwai'
- rode the train over that railroad, with some awesome views
- visited the 'hellfire pass', one of the deadliest parts of the Birmese railroad.
- Slept in a floating hotel on the river kwai and swam in the river.
- visit the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, to put flowers on my great grandfather's stone.
After the Kanchanaburi trip I went back to Bangkok, got some massages (coz they're so damn cheap) and did a daytour to the nearby former capital Ayutthaya, where I saw a whole lotta temples... Guess visiting temples is gonna be a major part of this trip...
Check out last week's many pretty pictures at my picasa web gallery (week 1).
Right now I'm already in country #2, Cambodia, in its capital Phnom Penh. I got here this morning, but more about this country in my next post...
On Tuesday June 19, I arrived in Thailand's capital Bangkok, to start my five-and-a-halve week tour thru Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.
So first, I checked out bustling Bangkok:
- ride some Tuk Tuks, drink some Singha beer, hang and go out on Khao San road with some other backpackers
- ride a bicycle in and around Bangkok, which was awesome. I did the tour with two other nice Dutch guys and we saw so many things did you would otherwise never ever see. From manouvring through Bangkoks busy traffic to literally riding through peoples living rooms in the slumps. Definitely a highlight.
- Enjoy the delicious food here, of course.
After two nights in BKK I joined the bicycle guys and did a group tour of 3 days to the Kanchanaburi area, where I:
- saw the 'death railway' including the famous 'bridge over the river kwai'
- rode the train over that railroad, with some awesome views
- visited the 'hellfire pass', one of the deadliest parts of the Birmese railroad.
- Slept in a floating hotel on the river kwai and swam in the river.
- visit the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, to put flowers on my great grandfather's stone.
After the Kanchanaburi trip I went back to Bangkok, got some massages (coz they're so damn cheap) and did a daytour to the nearby former capital Ayutthaya, where I saw a whole lotta temples... Guess visiting temples is gonna be a major part of this trip...
Check out last week's many pretty pictures at my picasa web gallery (week 1).
Right now I'm already in country #2, Cambodia, in its capital Phnom Penh. I got here this morning, but more about this country in my next post...
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Welcome
Hello everybody,
I don't really have time to write a real post yet, but in the meantime, have a look at
http://picasaweb.google.com/psanwikarja/PatrickInAsia for photos of my first few days in Thailand, and video as well, here:
Or just feast your eyes on this embedded slideshow:
I don't really have time to write a real post yet, but in the meantime, have a look at
http://picasaweb.google.com/psanwikarja/PatrickInAsia for photos of my first few days in Thailand, and video as well, here:
Or just feast your eyes on this embedded slideshow:
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