Travel Day: Kratie

The bus’s front axel gave out about an hour away from Kratie, forcing us to stop in a small rural village for repairs. We found the hour and a half wait a perfect opportunity to bring out the cameras.

Everything gets covered with a film of red dirt kicked up by vehicles passing on the unpaved highway.

Horse drawn carriages are still a viable means of transportation here

A pair of nuns seeking donations in exchange for a blessing

Signs urging Cambodians to surrender their firearms are commonplace in the countryside. This one warns against joining militia groups, executing fellow Cambodians mobster style and robbing people at gunpoint.

Motorcycles play an important role in Cambodia as larger vehicles are far too expensive to own and operate:


As odd coincidences go, Thien An pointed out a cloud formation resembling a group of dolphins. We’re planning on taking a couple of motorbikes further up the Mekong to watch the endangered Iradawwy dolphins tomorrow.