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Cambodia, Travel4 Comments

Travelling the Tonle Sap River from Battambang to Siem Reap

October 28, 2014October 25, 2014 The Sock Mistress

The Tonle Sap is a combined river & lake in Cambodia.  Its the largest freshwater lake in South-East Asia and is a major ecological hotspot which was designated as a UNESCO biosphere in 1997. If you are interested in reading more about the … Continue reading Travelling the Tonle Sap River from Battambang to Siem Reap

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Bokor Hill Station

Bokor Hill Station – Cambodia

October 22, 2014October 19, 2014 The Sock Mistress

In the Preah Monivong National Park in southern Cambodia, about 20kms from Kampot, is the ghost town Bokor Hill Station. It was built by the French in the 1920s and the main buildings of the Bokor Palace Hotel & Casino … Continue reading Bokor Hill Station – Cambodia

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Stupa at The Killing Fields - contains 5000 human skulls

Cambodia and Genocide : Photography and Tourism

October 14, 2014October 12, 2014 The Sock Mistress

When I look back through my photographs from my first trip to Cambodia back in 2007, there are parts of our trip where I simply didn’t take any or only a handful of photos. When we returned to Cambodia last … Continue reading Cambodia and Genocide : Photography and Tourism

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Cambodian Street Kids

Uses for leftovers – a travel tale

October 6, 2014October 5, 2014 The Sock Mistress

I never give money to beggars when travelling in developing countries, unfortunately it encourages begging as a career and creates a much bigger issue long term. I do however give to organisations in the areas I travel through. I also … Continue reading Uses for leftovers – a travel tale

Cambodia, Health, Beauty & Lifestyle, India, Laos, Thailand, Travel9 Comments
Cows in a Coffee Plantation in Laos

Don’t touch the animals (and would someone tell the animals please?)

March 1, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Everytime I am about to go on holiday and visit the travel doctor for vaccines, malaria tablets and so on, they always drum into you, how you should never, never, ever, ever touch the animals in a foreign country due … Continue reading Don’t touch the animals (and would someone tell the animals please?)

Cambodia, India, Laos, Thailand, Travel4 Comments
Suitcase

Want to travel light to a developing country? Here’s a good reason not to…

February 27, 2014March 16, 2014 The Sock Mistress

The internet is full of great sites on how to pack light for your holiday to a developing country.  Especially when you have a backpack to carry on and off buses, into remote regions and need to travel with the … Continue reading Want to travel light to a developing country? Here’s a good reason not to…

Cambodia, Travel5 Comments
Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Baying on about Bayon – Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

February 18, 2014February 18, 2014 The Sock Mistress

Some people like the impressive expanse of Angkor Wat, others admire the intricate carvings of Banteay Srei, others want to find their inner Tomb Raider at Ta Prohm.  Personally, of all the temples that I have been to in the Siem … Continue reading Baying on about Bayon – Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Cambodia, Laos, Travel4 Comments
Wat Phu, Wat Phou, Vat Phou

Wat Phu – pre-Angkorian temple in Southern Laos

January 24, 2014 The Sock Mistress

While the temples in Cambodia in the Angkor region are simply swarming with tourists, in southern Laos is a beautiful pre-Angkorian temple which you can visit almost on your own.  Its known by a number of names, Wat Phu, Vat Phou, … Continue reading Wat Phu – pre-Angkorian temple in Southern Laos

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Bear enjoying husking a coconut for enrichment

Kuang Si Falls and Free the Bears Sanctuary in Laos

January 21, 2014January 21, 2014 The Sock Mistress

While in Laos we had the opportunity to visit the Save the Bears sanctuary at Tat Kuang Si Park, a protected area near Luang Prabang. Free the Bears is an international charitable organization started by an Australia woman with a … Continue reading Kuang Si Falls and Free the Bears Sanctuary in Laos

Cambodia, Travel9 Comments

Angkor Wat at sunrise… yawn…

January 19, 2014 The Sock Mistress

If you read your guide books, they tell you that the one thing you absolutely can’t miss is sunrise at Angkor Wat. What they don’t tell you is that there will be around 60,000 other sleepy, sweaty tourists, a million … Continue reading Angkor Wat at sunrise… yawn…

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