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Home Sweet Home

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Posted on November 25, 2012 by Marissa C
Our beach bungalow

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I’ve been living in Phnom Penh for a little more than three weeks now and while I’m settling into life surprisingly quicker than a newborn gasps for air, there was something missing. It didn’t bother me much, it wasn’t cumbersome to carry around and didn’t play on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Abroad | Tagged cambodia, expat life, phnom penh. home | 5 Replies

Getting Lost in Phnom Penh

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Posted on November 20, 2012 by Marissa C
Wat Langka

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There’s no such thing as the Knowledge in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh. Unlike in London, where taxi drivers spend hours on end learning every back street of the city off by heart before being licensed, tuk tuk drivers here really … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Abroad | Tagged cambodia, phnom penh, tuk tuk | 2 Replies

Mid-way Meltdown

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Posted on November 6, 2012 by Marissa C
Amsterdam

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I was queuing for some chips and mayo during our short stop-off in Amsterdam of all places when it finally hit me. An enormous wave of emotion came hurtling at me at break-neck speed, smacking me in the face with … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Abroad | Tagged amsterdam, cambodia, expat | 4 Replies

Let the countdown begin

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Posted on October 7, 2012 by Marissa C
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I broke out in a sweat as I stepped up my pace into a brisk jog. I was on my way to meet a friend for something to eat and I was running late. Monumentally late. I looked at the cluster … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Abroad | Tagged cambodia, moving abroad, newcastle | 7 Replies

Sailing on calm waters to Koh Chang

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Posted on September 14, 2012 by Marissa C
Koh Chang

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Just like Pavlov’s dog, the crisp sound of the can of beer being cracked open was enough to get the saliva flowing; the soothing sting of the ice-cold metal against my clammy skin sending a shiver of delight down my … Continue reading →

Posted in fiction | Tagged bus, cambodia, ferry, sailing, sea, Thailand, travel | 7 Replies

The Sun

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Posted on April 2, 2012 by Marissa C
sunrise

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There’s nothing I love more than watching the sun rise and set. Whenever I’m lucky enough to witness either of Mother Nature’s magnificent gifts unravel before me, I take a little time to reflect. There’s something soothing about being slowly … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | Tagged cambodia, India, portugal, sunrise, sunset, Thailand | 18 Replies

A country called Cambodia

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Posted on March 7, 2012 by Marissa C
Mass graves

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Cambodia may not be the first country that springs to mind when you think of honeymoon destinations, but there’s more to the country than civil war and the atrocities committed under Pol Pot, which tend to overshadow the beauty of … Continue reading →

Posted in travel | Tagged angkor Wat, bayon temple, cambodia, honeymoon, killing fields, phnom penh, s21, Temples | 6 Replies

Views on the move.

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Posted on March 4, 2012 by Marissa C
An elephant ride on Koh Chang offers an alternative way to explore the jungle.

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One of the downsides to being a working girl with just 25 precious days of holiday a year to play with is that time isn’t a luxury I have when travelling. That’s unfortunate when travelling is the one thing I … Continue reading →

Posted in photography, travel | Tagged angkor Wat, cambodia, goa, India, Thailand, travel | 16 Replies

The day we met Bou Meng

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Posted on February 16, 2012 by Marissa C
S-21

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Welcome to your worst nightmare. Nestled on a bustling Phnom Penh street sits S-21 – a name that sends a chill down the spine of anyone familiar with just a fraction of the atrocities that went on inside. To the … Continue reading →

Posted in photography, travel | Tagged cambodia, phnom penh, s-21, tuol sleng | 12 Replies

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