Travel thoughts Cambodia

Phnom Penh another south east Asian chaos city

Already in plane saw how amazing the infrastructure is
--do I like it more because they drive on the right site? First time back to intuitive Rechtsverkehr since exactly 13months

Asians all know a lot better how to drive as they need to handle and know their vehicle better when tricky and risky situations come up

Apart from many scooters, people drive many big SUVs apparently

Cambodian people are super friendly!

Many amazing hostels in Asia

Still looking to the right every time I cross the street - this one year was long

Many many western (tourists) in restaurants

Mother with two kids on the street, they are suffering, sitting and laying 10metres away from a coffin shop --> a few hours later another mother with two kids sleep almost naked right in front of the coffin shop...

Met two cute Cambodian girls, both English teachers at a street food stand, taking for a while, telling me from their Cambodian life

Cambodian Riel is used as much as American Dollar, but more likely as change money, so you carry only notes with you

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Cambodian Coffee is amazing, smooth but strong at the same time, having lots of caffeine and tasting how real coffee should taste, you can feel the beans, feel the bitter taste without overdoing it

In article, old woman explains why she is still invited to student parties, because she "is not commenting on their lives"

Solo travelling, the difference it makes with your thoughts, perception and development

Small children greeting and waving us happily on the tuk tuk

Seeing the poverty whilst on the tuk tuk - killing fields explain why there is such low infrastructure and few development in Cambodia, very dramatic situation

Hope even under these conditions

Guy sacrificing his life to release a boy from prison he sees hope in him

Government always caused bad- people with each other humanity

USA reason behind

Anatomy teaching to medics, cut open prisoners alive

many old western men with young pretty Cambodian women

The tuk tuk driver who was singing, showing so much about joy of life

Everywhere the sour smell of rubbish rotting on the street, way more then elsewhere in Asia

Lots of dirty money, some men (government, drugs) drive very expensive SUVs next to families who have to share a small scooter

Man tells me that 20mins ago he saw people getting robbed, never use the phone while walking, Cambodia seems not so unsafe but there are definitely situations when it is

Missing the good old days... all of them!

The lizard eating insects off the advertisement light board

What has just happened?! Be in Ktv with two prostitutes and suddenly in a very nice massage with happy end, what is going on?! What am I doing?

Big business is massage late at night with happy end

Offroad with scooter

Plants covered in dust from road

Children bathing in river

Many wooden constructions for fishing season selling drinks

People fishing everywhere in the river

Many rice fields, main agricultural product

Rubbish and dirty water

Boat station with many stands selling food and drinks

Many people wearing long sleeves and pants, covering from sun

Eating fish with hands, sitting on the ground, drinking beer all together, enjoying the music and talking, I was so happy, having a constant smile on my face, for a full day, everybody was kind of like that, having this party, only once a year with everybody coming together and celebrate life

So many different characters

People were so happy and grateful that I was there and could see it

Cambodian lifestyle has lots of joy, people are happy, even when having only little

Playing nice instruments, singing, eating, drinking, having a perfect time

Look at pictures!

Food poisoning, waking up from puking, had this experience never before, waking up from the reflex, without any possibility rather than puking right next to you in the bed...

So many options what to do in your life, who you want to become, as a western person

You can see the poverty on every corner, everybody is selling something, always very improvised

What has travelling done to me? What experiences did I encounter in those 13months?

Europe will always be my home

Dejavu times in Italy and Croatia, visiting ancient places, a few tourists around you talking, life is very slow, relaxed, holiday, sun slowly goes down creating familiar shadows, together with wind creates familiar tourist situation

Only my pre made serrano bread sandwich is missing

Life is the same everywhere in the world, everywhere differences but people have a beating heart which is everywhere the same and can connect us

Chinese people are still just fucking annoying beings

Cambodian young boys and girls always waving and happy that you visit their country

As much as there is happiness, money is the main driving thing and so everybody always has it in their mind, at any time

Offroad in a 30year old bus, feels like the axles are breaking every second

Why meeting this guy so randomly in the bus and talking about God and world for three hours constantly? He was preaching so much for love, an approach I share a lot, the religion is giving him the strength and hold to do this, there is such a bigger principal behind it, you do not need anything to share love and happiness, just a heart and a smile is enough... can learn a lot from poor people

Thailand was too focused on the tourism, good for the country's economy but the travel experience is different in those countries

What you mean to some people in your life? Being so happy and excited to see everybody again after such a long time, no matter where I go, the people I will soon see again will always stay my home, forever and I cannot await this day

Have seen the world, with so many impressions it will be strange being in the same old village again for the first days

High on life for so many days, hours, moments and still always remembering where I am from, life can be exciting somewhere else but after a while everybody needs to be back home

Some parts of Cambodia are very dodgy at night time, the more illuminated places seem to be okay, never felt like this in Thailand though

Rubbish is such a big problem in Cambodia, every city has it everywhere

Why do some people sometimes just disappear so hard out of my life? Sam, Vani, Lia
Everyone was so close, Lia the most, and it hurts so much once they are gone

Our life is made up on priorities, as western people we have many choices where to go and what to do, what people to have in your life, everything depends on the priorities you give to the things, what you value higher and sacrifice your lifetime for

I felt on myself what it must have been like that a loved person just disappears out of your life and so this is probably the lesson I should have learned, how wrong I did to my mother being without contact for several days

Solo travelling in a tuktuk is the most intense, especially in a poor country, you can observe so much

Such a dusty country

Laundry is four times cheaper out of the city, like about everything as soon as you are in the villages

So much poverty in the villages, this is crazy

Killing caves were probably one of the most brutal in Khmer rouge (picture!)
Many torture instruments used, and people didn't sometimes didn't die instantly when being pushed down the cave

Bats are flying in waves, probably due to their way of navigation?

How travelling changed my sense of seeing nature and seeing people

Reflecting my travels in general... why did I do so long? Why did I brake up the contact with so many friends, intensifying the time the time with Lia but what for? It all then ended so suddenly and there is nobody left to really talk to... What big price did I pay for having a great time with someone who then doesn't even stay in contact for a whole month?
I sacrificed so much and no standing there with so little
Nobody knows the story, and so there is also nobody there to talk with, why the fuck did I do this?

How solo travelling can be lonely many times, as you meet many people, but nobody forever because you always move on, and so there comes the time when even the closest friendship is not close anymore, as a solo traveler you are alone on your journey, intensifying the travels and your thoughts but sometimes not for the good

How many, uncountable superficial friendships did I make over the time? How many times did I meet someone, felt really comfortable with and then still moved on? How many people are there if I would need them?

Why did I prolong my travels over and over again, creating an illusion that this is the way to live, and be alive... The only people still being there are the friends from childhood and youth, and parents, everybody else disappeared over time, still I am in spontaneous contact with many of those superficial friends, but this is no friendship

I paid a high price for good memories with Lia, didn't realize it till the end...

If I analyze people travelling, every solo traveler, every single one is lonely in their inner, this is the way things go, and sometimes people are like this even without travelling, therefore I can be very grateful that at home I know I will never come into this situation

How much actually depends on the direction of the bus, what if ever taking the wrong one or even having mechanical issues, if schedule is tight this can be fatal

The massive overuse of horns and process of overtaking shows how chaotic south east Asia is

Big accident, do people even have any form of insurance?

The movies on the bus TV are from movie24.biz - as if anybody would pay for it here, all illegal copies

Cattle not only in Australia crossing the highway

Feeling a lot stronger since the last days, probably growth only really comes with struggle times?

How short is one month when you are happy, but incredibly long when you're sad...

Receptionist Nann in One Stop Phnom Penh

Songs in Hostel

Seeing the mother and children again sleeping on the street

What a nice and uncomplicated person Felix is

Goodbye my lover in the bar, having a great conversation yet still remembered of Lia

With tears in my eyes thinking of my travels, thinking of everything I experienced and the time with Lia in particular

Feeling the tears flowing down my neck, nourishing it with strength

What is it to feel? What makes us human?

What uncomplicated people Felix and Lilli are and so lovely

The traffic of Cambodia will stay in my mind

How can people even wear jackets at this temperatures? I can understand long sleeves, but why hoodies and jackets?

Vietnam Airlines appears to be very comfortable, having good seats with lots of legroom, monitors, a business class and extremely professional looking staff, you can see the extra price I paid for this flight

Food and drinks are free!

The guys from Japan next to me write as occupation: "non"

Many many bright coloured houses in Phnom Penh, blue roofs - orange, blue red, white, yellow, pink walls

How much I love flying, especially in the evening it is a great feeling to either land or depart with the setting sun, walking in the small tunnel in or out of the airplane, this little flair and vibe that always comes with a plane, especially when it's luxurious, it is obviously the fastest yet most comfortable and safest way to travel, making it a big privilege to western people to travel long distances for either holiday or business

The horizon melting, blue at the bottom, red in in the middle yellow to white at the top, seeing the endless space of our planet, how lucky are we? This is our home, we are the smartest animals alive and live in such a paradise every day over again, being able to appreciate what we have with this is probably the biggest gift you can encounter as any being existing
What an amazing life can we live? Can I live... This planet, this world, this life full of feelings every day is incredible

How often did I feel so extremely alive in these past months, I am so grateful for every single thing that has happened in my life, this lifetime you get gifted on earth is amazing, every day is a present and one should appreciate every beautiful moment we are able to feel in our inner, deep feelings is what truly makes us human

Is planet used for the nature description and world for human civilization?

The separation of women and man