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A week in Kuala Lumpur - 19/Oct/2010 15:42 - 4937 days ago
So I have just arrived back from a week’s trip to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur (or KL to those of us in the know!) so I...
Karaoke, beer and sexual violence: how gender inequality is hindering efforts to achieve the MDGs - 01/Sep/2010 04:56 - 4985 days ago
Below is an interesting article from KHANA (Khmer HIV/AIDS Alliance) highlighting the serious sexual gender inequalities present...
A Very Dry Rainy Season - 31/Aug/2010 10:10 - 4986 days ago
This year Cambodia is experiencing a relative drought compared to the usual levels of rain during the Monsoon season. Before it ...
Pu Trom Cha Community Well Project Complete! - 19/Aug/2010 08:06 - 4998 days ago
On Saturday 14th August our little VSO team (Jeltje, Chak and I) set about helping the community of Pu Trom Cha to finish the sc...
And so It Begins... - 07/Aug/2010 03:02 - 5010 days ago
The rainy season has now officially started making everything exceedingly green and more importantly, exceedingly muddy!This cha...
Things you should know about working in Cambodia - 01/Jul/2010 12:47 - 5047 days ago
· Rubber soled shoes should be worn at all times in the office to prevent electric shocks from unearthed, dodgy wiring. Serious...
The Temples of Angkor - 25/Jun/2010 06:08 - 5053 days ago
After being in Cambodia for ten months I felt it was about time for me to visit the biggest tourist attraction here, the ancient...
Month 10 - 03/Jun/2010 13:38 - 5075 days ago
So I have just entered the tenth month I have been in Cambodia and eight month of working here and I have been looking back a li...
The Kings Birthday - 18/May/2010 07:18 - 5091 days ago
Another month, another public holiday... So this time it was for King Sihamoni’s birthday and we have had three days off in to...
The Mango Rains - 06/May/2010 03:32 - 5103 days ago
Last week saw the beginning of the‘mango rains’ which means that it doesn’t rain everyday but when it does rain, it pours ...
Khmer New Year 2010 - 26/Apr/2010 08:53 - 5113 days ago
No dolphins in any of my pictures!Collecting the blessed waterGiving buddha a spring cleanPosing on Don DhetFrom 14-16th April i...
Well Update! - 24/Apr/2010 03:59 - 5115 days ago
Me with the new VSO Volunteer Ben and some of the school children from the village.So this week I made it up to Pu Trom Cha Scho...
Further Information - 31/Mar/2010 12:58 - 5139 days ago
If you are at all interested in looking a little further into the current political situation in Cambodia please check out the f...
Another week another random sickness! - 30/Mar/2010 07:30 - 5140 days ago
So last week I had to rush off to Phnom Penh as I was really, really sick. Yes. Again.Anyway, it turns out it was acute salmonel...
The Khmer Riche 160310 - 16/Mar/2010 01:18 - 5154 days ago
As you have read in my previous blogs I am really struggling to balance the complete and abject poverty experienced by the major...
The Elephant Project 150310 - 15/Mar/2010 10:53 - 5155 days ago
http://www.elie-cambodia.org/My friend Jack has been in Mondulkiri for 6 years setting up the Elephant Project here, which now c...
Speaking Gecko (Mum and Brian visit Cambodia) 23/02/10 - 15/Mar/2010 08:35 - 5155 days ago
Sorry-this is really late!So Mum and Brian left yesterday for a two day stopover in Thailand (and I am informed-a luxury hotel!)...
Photo-shoot pictures! - 08/Feb/2010 02:05 - 5190 days ago
Jeltje with her cool hair (sorry, best pic I promise hun!)Me. This dress is hideous.Kirsty actually looked really nice. Bit like...
Accidents, Khmer, Photo-shoot and broken toe! 080210 - 08/Feb/2010 01:37 - 5190 days ago
Sorry for not updating for a while, I have been in Phnom Penh for just over 3 weeks and very busy!I initially went down with Jel...
Photos from Christmas and NY - 09/Jan/2010 10:18 - 5220 days ago
On the beach in Sihanoukville!Getting ready for NY Eve in our awful room ewwAhh Rabbit IslandChristmas LunchMe and my stocking. ...
Christmas and New Year 2009! 080110 - 09/Jan/2010 10:13 - 5220 days ago
So this was my first Christmas a) away from my family b) in a foreign country and c) WARM! Now I know everyone at home was suffe...
Pictures - 18/Dec/2009 00:51 - 5242 days ago
Lunch Break at Ou Reang WaterfallCoco!Sean with his blackboards and Pu Trom ChaMuch, much better!...
Success at Last! 16/12/2009 - 18/Dec/2009 00:48 - 5242 days ago
So far this week has been a series of up’s and down’s with work, starting badly and now going great! On Monday I had planned...
Ratanakiri, Bum breakage and Saturday swim with Elephants! 13/12/09 - 14/Dec/2009 02:39 - 5246 days ago
So this week I spent Sun 6th-Thurs 10th Dec in the province of Ratanakiri, attending a workshop on the issue of education of ind...
Pictures - 01/Dec/2009 14:10 - 5259 days ago
Sea ForestPlaying footie at break time!See saw fun, see the buffallo in the background?Wall of Fame!!Swinging in the company of ...
Pu Tang Cha and Sea Forest 01/12/09 - 01/Dec/2009 14:07 - 5259 days ago
Weather: Windy, windy, windy but lots of sunshine too which makes it easier to deal with!Khmer word of the day: chor t’lai (di...
Huff and I’ll Puff and I’ll Blow Your House Down!! 30/11/09 - 30/Nov/2009 11:16 - 5260 days ago
Weather: Windy as hell and cold! Sorry, I know you guys in the UK are suffering from really awful weather at the moment and hate...
The Curious Incident of the Motorbike on a Sunday - 24/Nov/2009 10:20 - 5266 days ago
Khmer word of the day: tummy ache: chew puhWeather report: No more rain but it has been replaced by cool winds which really aren...
Water Festival (and more!) 4/11/09 - 04/Nov/2009 08:13 - 5286 days ago
So this weekend was the annual water festival in Phnom Penh celebrating the end of the wet season and the change in direction of...
Moving to Sen Monorom, Modulkiri, Cambodia (At last!!) 28/10/09 - 28/Oct/2009 11:14 - 5293 days ago
Sorry I haven’t updated my blog for quite a while now I have been really busy as you shall see in the following blog...!Right,...
Nausea and vomiting...are symptoms of everything! 09/10/09 - 10/Oct/2009 11:42 - 5311 days ago
So today I’ve been hit really hard by a vomiting bug. Was up at about 5am feeling seriously dodge and had some really bad stom...
Pictures - 03/Oct/2009 08:53 - 5318 days ago
CRAZY ROADS!!Tail back as a hi-lux's wheels got glued by mud! To put it in context, this is where there was a 6ft pass between t...
My First Cyclone (or typhoon, I’m not sure which it is called in SE Asia!)... 30/09/09 - 03/Oct/2009 08:51 - 5318 days ago
So yesterday we woke up to very substantial winds and even more rain (if that is possible) then started to hear stories from oth...
It’s like Jurassic Park...only without the dinosaurs (I hope) 28/09/09 - 03/Oct/2009 08:49 - 5318 days ago
Weather: RAIN. RAIN. RAIN. GALE FORCE WIND. RAIN. RAIN. RAINKhmer word of the day: Seam Reap Soor (formal greeting...accompanied...
Untitled - 21/Sep/2009 05:08 - 5330 days ago
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For Crying Out Loud! 21/09/09 - 21/Sep/2009 05:06 - 5330 days ago
Khmer word of the Day: NGO Ong Kaa Krao rot taa pii baalWeather: Hot and Wet. Again.Day 2 of the Patchum Ben Festival here so an...
Untitled - 19/Sep/2009 10:47 - 5332 days ago
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Snap Happy 19/09/09 - 19/Sep/2009 10:46 - 5332 days ago
Weather update: HOT. Followed by lightning storm and monsoon.Khmer word of the day: deik (to sleep)So a bit of an update!It has ...
Pictures from the boat trip (see blog below!) - 14/Sep/2009 05:31 - 5337 days ago
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The Boat Trip 14/09/2009 - 14/Sep/2009 05:29 - 5337 days ago
So yesterday we had arranged with a local guy called‘Gideon’ to go on a boat trip up the Mekong stopping at a couple of plac...
Photo-ma-graphs! - 12/Sep/2009 09:31 - 5339 days ago
Breakfast!!Shopping in the Monsoon!Guitars...I am yet to hear them play though!Night time tuk-tukWelcome party- Kirsty (l) Jen (...
Hot and Uncomfortable 12/09/09 - 12/Sep/2009 09:30 - 5339 days ago
Khmer word of the day: Hael teuk ( to swim...yes please!)Weather update: Really very hot! The clouds have cleared and it hasn’...
On the Move 09/09/09 - 10/Sep/2009 02:57 - 5341 days ago
So today we moved to Kampong Cham, where we will be living for six weeks whilst we do our intensive Khmer language training.Anyw...
The Calm Before the Storm - 08/Sep/2009 11:50 - 5343 days ago
Right so time to update you on what I've been up to for the last couple of days...We have been having intensive training session...
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