si pots mira aixo al youtube quan puguis
inundacions a siem reap!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdxUwUxJNQ
http://news.yahoo.com/cambodian-flood-toll-tops-100-disaster-official-113837485.html
Phon Penh
els de la okay guesthouse cobren 8$ (=5.9€) per recollir-nos en tuk tuk (=mig cobert), NO taxi.
taxi de l'aeroport al centre val 8$ (= tapat, cobert cotxe...)
ja comencem bé!
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Cambodia in the Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/oct/28/-sp-cambodia-tour-two-weeks-holiday-itinerary?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/20/phnom-penh-cambodia-holiday-itinerary
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2013/nov/20/phnom-penh-cambodia-holiday-itinerary
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
The high-pitched songs of music in buses, and the smooth, hawaian-like dance of the boys and girls in cheesy video clips.the sad ending of the song, basically a break-up as common theme.
the flat lands of the rice paddies dotted with tall, slim palm-trees
the fishing village, quiet except for this one red-clad teenage girl frying fish.
the pepper in kampot and the smiles of people all ages on the way. Just fab.
And the fish pedicure, food and beer for a dollar and cool hostels
Kampot beach and midday market are among my top experiences: orange-robbed monk on the beach, people selling souvenirs to locals and food, and the fish paté and coffee and smiles and food and all gone in a moment!
the flat lands of the rice paddies dotted with tall, slim palm-trees
the fishing village, quiet except for this one red-clad teenage girl frying fish.
the pepper in kampot and the smiles of people all ages on the way. Just fab.
And the fish pedicure, food and beer for a dollar and cool hostels
Kampot beach and midday market are among my top experiences: orange-robbed monk on the beach, people selling souvenirs to locals and food, and the fish paté and coffee and smiles and food and all gone in a moment!
Monday, 12 December 2011
Què em queda de Cambodja
Vam començar per Cambodja i em quedo amb Cambodja. El vaig trobar un país fascinant principalment pels somriures de la gent, tothom, dels quals tant havia llegit i pels paisatges. Ja em va captivar des del curt trajecte des de Bangkok. Un país molt pla, i de verd intens puntejat amb palmeres aquí i allà sense un sentit.
La costa, poc desenvolupada, plena de flors i plantes que mai havia vist, el marisc i peix fresc més barat que mai he menjat, la meva primera planta de pebre, els llargs camins de terra vermellosa junt als verds de l'arròs. Quina tranquil·litat, quina gent més maca i somrient, sempre fent adéu amb la mà damunt les seves bicis o motos o a peu o als costats dels camps treballant o mentre t'intentaven vendre les els mangos i pinyes ben talladetes embossades.
Phnom Penh és segura, poc sorollosa i té un parells de carrers una mica sleazy amb tot de bars que els donen un aire de barri roig
D'allà em queda el record de la llum i els daurats dels teulats, les flors i les plantes i la gran varietat de palmeres amb troncs de tot tipus, les parades de fruita pel carrer, fruites que mai havia vist, grosses i sucoses, me'n queden els cafès amb gel amb un toc de xocolata, les bossetes que usen per no cremar-te, queden
les cares dels milers de cambodjants morts durant els meus primers tres anys de vida i llàgrimes vessades a la presó S-21 que haurien estat més si no hagués vist Auschwitz. Queda sobretot la visió de la frangipani a tot arreu. Em queden les negociacions amb els tuktuks i les parelles assegudes al passeig junt al riu, la dona boja, les flors
Em queda gravat les inundacions vistes des de l'avió i des del bus
les més de 12hores de música khmer amb la lletra tipus karaoke dins els busos, viatjar amb els locals, la iaia que m'avisa de la dona grassa americana, de l'unguent del tigre dins el bus, del menjar, de que em pensava que el nostre bus se n'anava sense nosaltres,
la sensació i l'emoció que no m'imaginava que sentiria a l'arribar a Angkor Wat, el més gran temple religiós del món on el budisme queda fusionat amb l'hinduisme. L'espectacularitat d'aquest lloc sobrepassa el que t'hagis pogut imaginar, les dimensions, els relleus, l'extensió i l'alçada. És de pel·lícula.
els nenúfars
les cases sobre stilts.
Tot es pot pagar en dollars
el menjar és baratíssim
lo fàcil que es moure's pel país, si parles una mica per poder-te comunicar en anglès els de l'alberg t'ho fan tot per 4 txavos, fins i tot et porten a l'estació de bus per a què l'agafis a l'hora. Ho tenen tot controlat, encara que semblin que van tard!
Homes blancs amb dones, noies i nenes locals. Fa esgarrifar.
La costa, poc desenvolupada, plena de flors i plantes que mai havia vist, el marisc i peix fresc més barat que mai he menjat, la meva primera planta de pebre, els llargs camins de terra vermellosa junt als verds de l'arròs. Quina tranquil·litat, quina gent més maca i somrient, sempre fent adéu amb la mà damunt les seves bicis o motos o a peu o als costats dels camps treballant o mentre t'intentaven vendre les els mangos i pinyes ben talladetes embossades.
Phnom Penh és segura, poc sorollosa i té un parells de carrers una mica sleazy amb tot de bars que els donen un aire de barri roig
D'allà em queda el record de la llum i els daurats dels teulats, les flors i les plantes i la gran varietat de palmeres amb troncs de tot tipus, les parades de fruita pel carrer, fruites que mai havia vist, grosses i sucoses, me'n queden els cafès amb gel amb un toc de xocolata, les bossetes que usen per no cremar-te, queden
les cares dels milers de cambodjants morts durant els meus primers tres anys de vida i llàgrimes vessades a la presó S-21 que haurien estat més si no hagués vist Auschwitz. Queda sobretot la visió de la frangipani a tot arreu. Em queden les negociacions amb els tuktuks i les parelles assegudes al passeig junt al riu, la dona boja, les flors
Em queda gravat les inundacions vistes des de l'avió i des del bus
les més de 12hores de música khmer amb la lletra tipus karaoke dins els busos, viatjar amb els locals, la iaia que m'avisa de la dona grassa americana, de l'unguent del tigre dins el bus, del menjar, de que em pensava que el nostre bus se n'anava sense nosaltres,
la sensació i l'emoció que no m'imaginava que sentiria a l'arribar a Angkor Wat, el més gran temple religiós del món on el budisme queda fusionat amb l'hinduisme. L'espectacularitat d'aquest lloc sobrepassa el que t'hagis pogut imaginar, les dimensions, els relleus, l'extensió i l'alçada. És de pel·lícula.
els nenúfars
les cases sobre stilts.
Tot es pot pagar en dollars
el menjar és baratíssim
lo fàcil que es moure's pel país, si parles una mica per poder-te comunicar en anglès els de l'alberg t'ho fan tot per 4 txavos, fins i tot et porten a l'estació de bus per a què l'agafis a l'hora. Ho tenen tot controlat, encara que semblin que van tard!
Homes blancs amb dones, noies i nenes locals. Fa esgarrifar.
Friday, 25 November 2011
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Visas on arrival
Phnom Penh
It's all quick. You provide a passport size photo, they take one with a digial webcam and the scan your thumbs and four fingers, hand in the visa application form given on the plane, and queue to pay the fee and collect the passport which goes from one person to another , for up to 4 or 5 of them, to be called.
Watch the change if you pay with a 50$ note as it's a common scam to be given 5$ less. First hand info! I counted the change right there in front of them and i was 5$ short and told them so. No questions asked, they give you the correct amount. Cheeky monkeys.
It costs 20$.
Laos
Simple but more rudimentary. Basically no scanning nor digital photo. You provide a photo, fill in a form there on the spot with little space to do it.
different fees for different nationalities. Spanish 35$ + 1$ for service (can you believe it?)
After, immigration and your entry form.
vietnam
NO visa on arrival unless you've applied for an e-visa.
We had our visa done in Madrid. 65$ for one entry. 80$ for double entry.
It takes a week or so.
It's all quick. You provide a passport size photo, they take one with a digial webcam and the scan your thumbs and four fingers, hand in the visa application form given on the plane, and queue to pay the fee and collect the passport which goes from one person to another , for up to 4 or 5 of them, to be called.
Watch the change if you pay with a 50$ note as it's a common scam to be given 5$ less. First hand info! I counted the change right there in front of them and i was 5$ short and told them so. No questions asked, they give you the correct amount. Cheeky monkeys.
It costs 20$.
Laos
Simple but more rudimentary. Basically no scanning nor digital photo. You provide a photo, fill in a form there on the spot with little space to do it.
different fees for different nationalities. Spanish 35$ + 1$ for service (can you believe it?)
After, immigration and your entry form.
vietnam
NO visa on arrival unless you've applied for an e-visa.
We had our visa done in Madrid. 65$ for one entry. 80$ for double entry.
It takes a week or so.
Floods in Cambodia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/nov/01/cambodia-floods-disease-toll
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15246653
I flew out on October 13th, arrived in PP on October 14th.
Yes, one of my main concerns before departing was the floods affecting the South East Asia. I was selfishly concerned about to what an extent it would affect my travel plans, how much it would rain but my thoughts were also with the families going through this ordeal.
On arrival in Bangkok, from the plane I could see fields and fields of what seemed flooded land but I was unsure whether it was floods or not. the closer we got to the mouth of the river, the more obvious it was. Yes. Thailand was covered in water. Then the plane took off for Phnom Penh and the situation was pretty much the same. We did see fields of flat land, rice paddies, dotted with palm trees, green and lush but as phnom penh was approaching, the situation got worse and huge extensions of land were undoubtedly flooded, with houses, temples and bulidings surrounded with water. The meandre of the river faded by its own overflowing and the inability of the land to drain more water.
The weather on arriving was good. No sign of flooding in the capital from aground. Fortunately. No sign of flodding in the city centre. Life as normal. Dry streets, but what seemed high river water levels, but then again, we'd never seen "normal" water levels as it being our first time there and not having spoken to any local yet, other than our tuk tuk driver.
No sign of rain, of typhoons which had worried me so much up to my departure.
then, two days later, on the bus to Kep, and days later to Siem Reap, we find out the extent of the floodings while on the bus. This slightly higher seat allowed our eyes to reach a bit further, to go out of the safety of the city centre and yes, flooding was bad, it probably didn't prevent carrying on as "usual" but still water carries waterborne diseases, and in places where animals and humans share the same land and house only makes things worse.
Narrow passages leading to houses by the river, in the city, shacks of rugged metal planks and wood. When crossing the Japanese bridge, we see more of the flooded land. A lot of damage. It will certainly take weeks before this dries out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15246653
I flew out on October 13th, arrived in PP on October 14th.
Yes, one of my main concerns before departing was the floods affecting the South East Asia. I was selfishly concerned about to what an extent it would affect my travel plans, how much it would rain but my thoughts were also with the families going through this ordeal.
On arrival in Bangkok, from the plane I could see fields and fields of what seemed flooded land but I was unsure whether it was floods or not. the closer we got to the mouth of the river, the more obvious it was. Yes. Thailand was covered in water. Then the plane took off for Phnom Penh and the situation was pretty much the same. We did see fields of flat land, rice paddies, dotted with palm trees, green and lush but as phnom penh was approaching, the situation got worse and huge extensions of land were undoubtedly flooded, with houses, temples and bulidings surrounded with water. The meandre of the river faded by its own overflowing and the inability of the land to drain more water.
The weather on arriving was good. No sign of flooding in the capital from aground. Fortunately. No sign of flodding in the city centre. Life as normal. Dry streets, but what seemed high river water levels, but then again, we'd never seen "normal" water levels as it being our first time there and not having spoken to any local yet, other than our tuk tuk driver.
No sign of rain, of typhoons which had worried me so much up to my departure.
then, two days later, on the bus to Kep, and days later to Siem Reap, we find out the extent of the floodings while on the bus. This slightly higher seat allowed our eyes to reach a bit further, to go out of the safety of the city centre and yes, flooding was bad, it probably didn't prevent carrying on as "usual" but still water carries waterborne diseases, and in places where animals and humans share the same land and house only makes things worse.
Narrow passages leading to houses by the river, in the city, shacks of rugged metal planks and wood. When crossing the Japanese bridge, we see more of the flooded land. A lot of damage. It will certainly take weeks before this dries out.
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