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Chong Krea Floating School

People from near and far come to Siem Reap to visit the famed Angkor Wat. But besides the famous ancient site, there's a little secret I uncovered in the outskirts of Siem Reap, where the Tonle Sap Lake lies. Home to a unique floating village, almost everything can be found floating on the waters. During a trip through the floating village of Chong Krea, I boarded a floating school, got to meet the children and learned about their lives. It's an emotional trip, but as a visiting traveler, you rarely get the chance to get this close to the rural communities. I highly recommend this genuine experience.

Take the Train from Bangkok to Cambodia with the Locals

Traveling along the long road from Bangkok to Siem Reap requires a lot of avoiding scams. After hearing all the horror stories my traveling companion Geof (aka Curious George's owner) and I decided to take the train to the Aranyaprathet, Thailand/Poipet, on the Cambodia border. At first it doesn't appear appealing as it's a 6am start on a third-class, five-hour long train, but you cannot beat the price of 48 Baht. This was one of the most memorable experiences of the trip. Although we were the only non-local, English-speaking travelers, it didn't stop others from sitting with us, offering us food, insisting that we hold their babies. They wanted to look at our passports and were excited that we were Canadian. Somehow we communicated without a common language