We have come for the elephants. Deep in Eastern Cambodia, near the border of Vietnam, lies the province of Mondulkiri. We are in the small town of Sen Monorom for our up close opportunity with a handful of Asian elephants at a place called The Mondulkiri Project, a local NGO that rescues elephants formerly used in farming, logging and tourism. It is the rainy season...
We arrived at Angkor Wat in the predawn darkness, looking to get an early start on our day. It was overcast but we did get a chance to see the clouds light up and turn slightly pink over the temple. We got at 4:15 am (Ughh!) so we could experience as much as possible before the sweltering heat and afternoon monsoon rains kicked in. The temple at Angkor Wat is the...
We use Facebook for quick updates, and make full blog entries as often as we can. Here are some updates we first posted on Facebook for Cambodia. We are still working on one for the photos from Angkor Wat temples and one for the Mondulkiri with elephants and zip-lining over waterfalls. We have a 48-hour trek the next two days to get from Koh Rong, Cambodia to the...
Putting the adventure in travel? What happens when you land at a dock in the small island of Koh Rong in the middle of the Gulf of Cambodia at dusk, and you are far from where you need to be? Oh, and there are no roads and no boat to get you where you need to go? We had taken our five-hour “VIP” minivan ride from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville thinking we would just hop...
We love elephants. One of our best travel days ever was in Chang Mai, Thailand, caring for some. So when we found out Cambodia has elephant rescue NGO’s helping these gentle giants live in natural forests, we were ready to go to any lengths to see them. Turns out those are pretty long lengths indeed. Welcome to Sean Monourom in Mondulkiri province in Eastern Cambodia...