Apr 132013
After stopping to enjoy my first ever home-cooked Cambodian meal, my driver and I headed off for another long motorbike ride through the middle of nowhere. This time, we were headed outside of Angkor Archaeological Park – to the “floating” village of Kampong Phluk.
- My view for about half of the day.
- “I hate it when the battery dies on my Tesla.” #Firstwo...
- Along the way to Kompong Phluk, we passed by about 10,0...
- The reason Kompong Phluk is built on stilts is because ...
- …But as I was there during the dry season, stopping the...
- That is, until we reached the village itself. Man, what...
- For the first part of the visit, we floated through wha...
- Then I hopped off and began to explore on my own.
- Although the village is really just one dirt road a few...
- I’m pretty sure that during the wet season the whole th...
- But during the dry season, it’s a proper, bustling vill...
- Where everything is on stilts! The school is on stilts...
- …Even the police station is on stilts.
- Everything felt super local. Yet another wonderful case...
- In fact, there seemed to be no other foreigners at all ...
- It really is fascinating to see a ‘daily life’ that’s s...
- Many of the scenes looked like something straight out o...
- Once I finished my walk, the boat picked me back up…
- …And we continued farther down the canal…
- …Until we reached the main Tonle Sap lake.
- I’m not really sure what the point was of going out the...
- …but the trip definitely provided some more interesting...
- And did I mention I had the whole boat to myself? He ev...
- Once we looped back to the village I asked to be let of...
- For a final stroll through the area…
- …And a wander a bit farther inland – where the houses w...
- …Before waiving bye to all the local kids…
- …And packing up to head home.
Note: These posts are behind realtime; the above took place in March, 2012.
Looks really fun…..made me think a James Bond film should be shot here 🙂
I am liking the new format BTW
>>made me think a James Bond film should be shot here
Dude, that’s EXACTLY what I was thinking! No joke.
>>I am liking the new format BTW
Excellent 🙂
I wonder how often a house takes off on its own 🙂
Hahahaha 🙂