Summary

In the last three month I travelled around 39.892 km, 27.245 km of them by airplane, the rest in buses and boats.

 I have seen many different tribes and communities, living in 4 different countries. I learned about their daily life and their history. I crossed 9 times country boarders.

I have seen beautiful nature and very different nature, sometimes destroyed. I tasted a lot of new and very different tastes. I always had to find something I wanted to eat. I could just twice cook by my own.

I met people. A lot of different people. I made new friends.

I made my diving licence.

I spend around 4.101,75 Euro.

Most of all: I could finally get an impression of Asia and I got a bit wiser again by making all the experiences I made. Thank you for sharing.

My highlights:

The laid back Thai islands, the nature and originality in Lao, the people in Cambodia, Mumbai, Taj, Angkor, Vientiane, Phnom Penh and of course the paradise on Koh Rong.

Phnom Penh and beautiful islands

27.06.2014

As we arrived in Phnom Penh I was surprised. After Vientiane I expected some French architecture and something’s the Cambodian’s built up again after the Red Khmer. But I found myself in a modern metropolitan city. After our stuff was stored in a room we walked around and I soon decided to change my plan to leave the next day – I wanted to have a night out in this pulsating city. I talked to 3 English boys in the evening to share a Tuk-Tuk to the killing fields the next morning. As I have been super tired I just quickly talked to my beloved ‘full moon team’ and went to bed. In the morning of the 13^th we 4 left to the historical place near Phnom Penh known as the ‘killing fields’. It is exactly that. 

Jungle, Vampires and an old elephant

12.06.2014
Again in the early morning on the 9th of June I had to take my next bus to Sen Monorom. So I left my homestay without breakfast and took the small boat. Of course the bus was not leaving in time. I had to sit and wait for 1,5 hours and then the public bus was slow as usual. So I arrived quite late. But as Julie recommended me a place, there was no stress. A Spanish girl from the bus, Lorea, was staying there as well. We decided to do a 2 day jungle trek with elephant riding on the next morning. To stay in the Mondulkiri area was already quite an adventure. The dorm bungalow and the entire hostel was full of hairy grubs and other strange insects. In the night I could get a first impression of the monsoon, as it was raining and storming all night. The sound under the metal roof has been strong, as there seemed to be a tree over the roof, which is losing heavy fruits from time to time. I couldn`t believe my eyes the next morning, as I saw that no branch was hanging over the bungalow. Creepy. What a good start for a jungle tour. 

First stop in Cambodia

Sundown at the Mekong from the Koh Trong island at the 8th.
I arrived around 10 am in Kratie. I left my bags at a bus ticket counter and start to walk to see the Wat Serey and find out some information - how to get to the next city at my list and how to see the Irrawaddy dolphines and what else there is to do. First the bus to Sen Monorom is just leaving 7am. So I asked two guys on the street where they stay. They recommended the homestay on the Koh Trong island. So I first found the cheapest way to see the Irrawaddy´s in a hostel in my guide I found two germans who wanted to do the tour as well. For 4$ each we got a Tuk Tuk to Kampi. There a boat drove us for 7 $ each out on the Mekong. First not a lot was happening, but after a while a lot of dolphines showed up and even start to jump around. After the Tuk Tuk brought us to the Phanom Sambok temple.