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| cambodia |
| battambang |
| Battambang is a medium sized town along the Sangker River in northwest Cambodia. I took a 9 hour slow boat from Siem Reap past small fishing villages on the Tonle Sap Lake. It was during the dry season and our boat got stuck in the mud along the banks several times. Battambang was filled with crumbling French colonial architecture and a few nice wats, but not much else. The roads are shared between horse, car and scooter and many of the people here still live off the land or the river. Marijuana is widely available here, and even used in many Khmer dishes as a spice. |
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| A father and son fishing in the Tonle Sap Lake. |
| Houseboats on the lake. |
| A woman delivering food along the Sangker River. |
| Students on their way to one of the floating schools. |
| A riverside community near Battambang. |
| A Cambodian jeweler setting rubies in a ring. |
| Sausages and spices at a local market. |
| The most dangerous ferris wheel in existence. |
| One of the three bridges that span the Sangker River in Battambang. |
| Monks' robes drying in the sun. |
| From Battambang, I took a pick up, just like this one to the border with Thailand at Poipet/Aranya Prathet. It was a three hour hell ride over dirt roads and potholes. They managed to pack 38 people in the back of the truck, luggage and a few bags of rice. Needless to say it was uncomfortable. |
| The sign says 'Run-Down Bridge'. Apparently though, it's safe for trucks, cars, horsecarts and scooters. |
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