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Aidy_p Says: Whenever one thinks of elementary school, one would expect a clean environment, colourful sandwich boxes, and even lovely classroom. I believe the people at Chong Khneas and their foreign sponsors have continually tried as best as they could to provide these children with as...
Aidy_p Says: There is a Cambodian saying, " Where there is water, there is fish", and the one thing Tonle Sap Lake has in abundance are fishes. It is said that more than half the fish consumed in Cambodia comes from this fresh water lake.In Adrian's words of the Unwise, "Where there are...
Aidy_p Says: Here's some mind-boggling image that I want you to picture in your mind.Look at the picture, then look at the background where the moutain is. Now imagine that where this picture is taken will be covered in three metres of water come December, and that the extent of the lake...
Catch Sight of The Floating Health Centre
Aidy_p Says: This is the place where the would-be mothers of Chong Khneas can go for their regular check-ups to see if their foetus are in good health. At first, I thought that this was a clinic that the villagers of Chong Khneas could go to. But I was told by my driver that for those in...
Enjoy The Vast Expanse of Tonle Sap
Aidy_p Says: If I had not been informed earlier, I would have thought that Tonle Sap was an ocean. At the mouth of the lake, you'd see a body of water without any land in sight. The wind was tremendous and for once, you'd feel the chill from the wind. This is why the lake is known as...
Aidy_p Says: This seems to be THE stop-off point for all tourists roaming the Chong Khneas area. Smart move by this Cambodian Chinese lady who owns this ranch as she has started a restaurant and also a sourvenir shop specially for people like us. There's even a model of the area to show...
sachara Says: During my trip in the Tonle Sab area I saw also some temples. It looked like these temples were built at higher grounds which are not flooded. Though some temples at the complex at the edge of the water had stilts.The temples were almost the only buildings in the whole area...
Aidy_p Says: Ok, this was no gondola ride through the waters of Venice, but we paid a premium price of US$15 per person to have the entire boat to ourselves. Mine, mine! All mine!!! Haahaahaa!So it was really me and Jac, together with my driver cum guide, the boatman and his two helpers...
The boat from Siem Reap to Battambang
sachara Says: Going to Siem Reap, coming from Phnom Penh or Battamabang or the other way round take you chance by taking a boat or the ferry, crossing the wetlands of lake Tonle Sap. It is the perfect combination of travelling in the country at a relaxed way and watching at the wonderful...
sachara Says: Everything is floating in and around the Tonle Sap Lake. Not only the houses and dwellings, but also the local shops. During our trip from Chong Kneas to Battambang we saw several shops. Most shops were selling the daily household needs and food. Important for the living and...
sachara Says: The local people of the Tonle Sab area live on and at the water. It amazed me to see how overcrowded the small and narrow boats sometimes were. These small boats are mostly used for transport between the floating villages, the bamboo huts at poles and the...
sachara Says: More inwards the area of Tonle Sab I saw besides the many floating houses also lots of houseboats. These houseboats are even more easily to move with the rise and fall of the water.Also at these rather small boats people have their daily life with doing the laundry, cooking,...
sachara Says: In the Tonle Sab area we had to cross wetlands with lots of bushes. The canals were sometimes very narrow. It was an amazing part of our route, though its was a pity we didn't see as many birds as we wished.A few times we had to pass other oncoming boats. It was not very...
sachara Says: During our boattrip in the Tonle Sab area we had to cross very shallow water at some places. Once we were aground and it was not easy to get out of the mud and this shallow water. The shipmate had to go out of the boat to find out how the boat could reach the channel at the...
o00o Says: Welcome to my virtual Tonle Sap Lake.I insist of putting this picture is not because of showing you how bad my photographic technical was, my main purpose is to show you how I amazed every smile I have seen here which may not be observed by most of the traveler. So Bon...
o00o Says: She was shouting to her friend who lives to the neighboring boat that se will join them for a bath / swing after her brother coming home. It got translated by my personnel driver who are fluent in English and Japanese.
sachara Says: Next to a floating school I saw playing kids. After I looked better I saw they were playing with a ball, while there was water all around. The children played at a nice floating playground, covered by a roof. Even more important the playground was protected with wirenetting...
Money = Government Check Points
Aidy_p Says: I've came to realise one important point - Where ever there're tourists, there are also checkpoints to make sure that you have paid the entry fee, be it the temples or Tonle Sap Lake.As for the checkpoint just before the Tonle Sap Lake, I'd commented to my wife that the...
sachara Says: The Tonle Sab ranks first in the world for its fish productivity and fourth for its total catch despite the small size of the country. At the peak of the fish migration 30 ton of fish -meaning about 3 million individual fishes- is caught every hour. That means that the...
Tonle Sab, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
sachara Says: The Tonle Sab is an UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The major ecosystem type is tropical dry or deciduous forests, freshwater lake and wetlands.The Tonle Sab area has a big botanical diversity. The bird communities are the most striking natural feature, particularly in the dry...
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Cambodia's Tonle Sap, or Great Lake, is one of the unique geographical wonders of the world. .
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The Tonle Sab lake is the largest lake of South East Asia. Depending of the season the lake can swell from 2500 square KM to more than 13.000 square KM. This unique ecosystem is one of the richest...
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I can never imagine what previous travellers have experienced at Tonle Sap Lake, and I don't intend to kid you by saying, "look at my pictures as they speak a thousand words". The experience of being...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Phumi Tonle Sab. I'd love to share with you the 4 tips I've written, the 6 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created.
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The Tonle Sap is the Cambodia´s biggest lake. The 6 hour trip from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap is a great experience. When i was there almost all the land around the lake was flooded.
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