Battambang, Cambodia

Riding The Rail On Bamboo

Motobike Cambodia

Motorbike Adventure

Cambodia is a poor country, and the road infrastructure is horrible. Having a moto bike is a luxury. We did manage to rent some personal bikes from a guide which made the trip a whole lot better. He even toured us around and did some local places. It was amazing to say the least.

 

Our guide, Battambang, Cambodia

Our guide

 

Tour guide showing us the villages

Tour guide showing us the villages

Gallery

Riding The Rails

This adventure is very unique to Cambodia, I had read about this in one of those guide books that was popular before the internet. When the opportunity came up when we decided to go to Battambang, I just had to arrange this ride the rail on bamboo deck. They had rules, the bigger the bamboo deck, stays on the rail. I say this is because active trains still roams these rails and other bamboo rigs can be going the opposite directions. Mind you these guys can dismantle the bamboo rigs in minutes. Lucky for us we were bigger than the ones that we encountered, so we did not have to dismantle. Since this adventure was done in 2008, I am not sure if this still exist or did they make it a regular tour now. Let me know in the comments below if you have tried this recently.

Bamboo rig on rails

Bamboo rig on rails

 

Melissa with the locals

Melissa with the locals

Gallery

Tonlé Sap, Cambodia

Tonlé Sap, Cambodia

Lake Tonlé Sap By far from my travels, this lake is definitely in my top ten. The travel from Siem Reap to Battambang on lake Tonlé Sap. I just love the normal lifestyle of the fishermen's and families that live on that lake. While we live in the urban cities and use...

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Angkor Wat, Cambodia Getting to Angkor Wat is pretty simple from Siem Reap, since it is the largest religious monument in the world. We went the easy route and hired a guide to take us around. So no fuss and scams, well worth hiring a personal guide for the day. You...

Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Ta Prohm, Cambodia

Ta Prohm Feel like one of those movies where we just raided the tomb of Ta Prohm. These temples has merged with the jungle. Locals Swimming Hole...