Apr 4, 2009 - Cambodia - Ban Lung

I prebooked a boat and mini van that would take me from Don Khone across the border, down through Stung Treng (Cambodia) and then across to Ban Lung in north east Cambodia. ... ِِ Arriving in Stung Treng the first town in Cambodia, I knew there was a problem when the guy at the bus station asked if I wanted to go to Ban Lung "today or tomorrow". ... Having been told to have lunch (at the café at the bust station since we were in the middle of nowhere) and that our minivan would arrive after that, and pushed to exchange money to pay for the lunch (as I guessed, at a crappy rate), I was told that there was no minivan to Ban Lung today, I could wait until tomorrow morning, or take a public bus. ... a minvan arrived to fill up with petrol – going to Ban Lung. ... I found a great hotel overlooking the lake in Ban Lung, so it was off to dinner and a well earned drink. ...

Jan 13, 2009 - Temples of Angkor

The tour guide for our Mekong Delta trip conned us all crossing the border into Cambodia. Next day we packed 19 into a 14 seater minibus and finally made our destination, Ban Lung. ... A dusty little town with not much there, but that kind of made it cool.The tour guide for our Mekong Delta trip conned us all crossing the border into Cambodia. Next day we packed 19 into a 14 seater minibus and finally made our destination, Ban Lung. ... A dusty little town with not much there, but that kind of made it cool....

Mar 24, 2008 - Ratanakiri province

In an attempt to get off the beaten track for a while i headed off on a REALLY long bus ride to northeast cambodia and the Ratanakiri province.In an attempt to get off the beaten track for a while i headed off on a REALLY long bus ride to northeast cambodia and the Ratanakiri province....

Mar 7, 2008 - Saigon(Ho Chi Minh City), Viet Nam

Phil's entry: The day began into the Mekong Delta at about 6:3opm and viewing the sunrise and the fishing fleet of individual sampans,commercial trawlers and many tankers and freighters.Phil's entry: The day began into the Mekong Delta at about 6:3opm and viewing the sunrise and the fishing fleet of individual sampans,commercial trawlers and many tankers and freighters....

Nov 10, 2005 - The Death Highway Part Two -- The goat trail to Ko Nhek

There is no road-sign noting this innocuous little turn-off as being the main road to Cambodia's northeast capital.There is no road-sign noting this innocuous little turn-off as being the main road to Cambodia's northeast capital....

Nov 10, 2005 - The Death Highway Part Three - Koh Nhek to Ban Lung

After Koh Nhek the scenery changed. Made famous by Apocalypse Now, the Srepok was the river up which Colonel Kurtz had supposedly made his base, and while this was interesting and all, we were more interested in the fact that the road was supposed to improve after Lumphat -- the town on the far side of the Srepok and the old capital of Ratanakiri province. ... Lumphat was once the capital of Ratanakiri province until it was obliterated by air strikes during the American War. ... Today, all that remains of the original town in the roundabout with the new capital an hour or so away in Ban Lung.After Koh Nhek the scenery changed. Made famous by Apocalypse Now, the Srepok was the river up which Colonel Kurtz had supposedly made his base, and while this was interesting and all, we were more interested in the fact that the road was supposed to improve after Lumphat -- the town on the far side of the Srepok and the old capital of Ratanakiri province. ... Lumphat was once the capital of Ratanakiri province until it was obliterated by air strikes during the American War. ... Today, all that remains of the original town in the roundabout with the new capital an hour or so away in Ban Lung....