How to Enjoy Riding the Bamboo Train in Battambang

Bamboo train, locally people called NORRY, became the popular transportation for foreigners to sightsee in the country side. It is located near the Battambang City around 7 Km from the city. Normally, the villagers living along or near the railway are traveling on this road by using the NORRY as supposed locally transportation because it is cheap and saving cost expense. Even it is spend time when there are some opposite directions of Bamboo train come joints in somewhere. When they travel with opposite directions, they always help each other, they carry the bamboo carriage from the railway and then push other one straight then they fix the other one again on railway. The travelers have to get off the carriage and waiting for the owner to fix the carriage and motor. They used small size of engine generator to push the carriage.

Bamboo train “NORRY” is made from the existing locally raw material such as bamboo, wooden, nails, steel wheels and two axels. These material are not expensive expect enginery. Each Bamboo train can use multi-transportation as same as car truck or taxi. It is so interesting when villager use it as important transportation for the villagers take patients or pregnant to hospital for treatment and delivery the baby. They also use to transport the livestock.

Today, Bamboo train near the Battambang Capital, is become a popular adventure traveling for the tourist from the world. It is very useful and market for the local villagers to get additional income to support their family. The local authority is formed the group of Bamboo Train to avoid any issues happen when the tourist come visit their place. They also think about the services provide and serve to their customers with good services, and hygiene.

In general, it is great time for the tourist to try riding the NORRY or Bamboo Train, because we can see the view of rice field, learning about the standard living of villagers around the railway and think about what happen if there is re-construction this railway again because the Royal Government of Cambodia loaned from ADB to develop this railway from Khmer – Thai border to Phnom Penh Capital

How to be Incredible the Angkor Wat Complex Temple

Originally Cambodia was known The Khmer Empire during Khmer Angkor Era and now Cambodia officially is Kingdom of Cambodia, a country located in the Southern Portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its total landmass is 181,035 square kilometers, bordered by Thailand to the Northwest, Laos to the Northeast, Vietnam to the East, and the Gulf of Thailand to the Southwest.  Cambodia has a King and bout 95% is Buddhist religion. As result of Census Institute in 2008 Cambodia has population of over 15 million

Therefore as above brief information on historical of Kingdom of Cambodia, I would like to show you the beautiful and so amazing pictures of Angkor Wat Complex Temple in Siem Reap, the World Heritage, UNESCO. These are the world pop and great places where are very beautiful tor the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. These pictures are located in different temple and just highlighted some information only. I am gathering the information for you all if you are interesting to visit there. 

So now I would like to show you the brief information related the pictures about the great location in Angkor Wat Temple as following:

How to Travel to Visit Hua Shan Mountain in China

Talking about dangerous mountain but excellence and popular place for traveling in the world, , I would like to share the world pop and great place where is very beautiful for the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. This top lace is located in China, called Hua Shan or Mount Hua. I am gathering the information for you all if you are interesting to visit there. So now I would like to show you the brief information about the great location in China as following.

Hua Shan or Mount Hua is the western great mountain ( it is the one of China’s Five Great Mountains in the World) and located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi province, about 120 Km east of the bigger city of Xi’an from the great mountains. The south peak of the mountains is the highest peak of the mountains. The south peak is 2,154.9 m. This is one of the most dangerous in the world and this mountain has a long history of religious significance. The original finding the peak of mountain is three and the modern with high technology found 5 peaks including the highest peak in the south is 2,154.9m.

Traditionally, only the giant plateau with its summits to the south of the peak Wuyun Feng- Five Cloud Summit was called Taihua Shan (Great Flower Mountain). It could only be accessed through the ridge known as Canglong Ling (Dark Dragon Ridge) until a second trail was built in the 1980s to go around Canglong Ling. Three peaks were identified with respective summits: the East, South, and West peaks.

The East peak consists of four summits:

-    The highest summit is Zhaoyang Feng (Facing Yang Summit, i.e. the summit facing the sun). Its elevation is reported to be 2096.2 meters and its name is often used as the name for the whole East Peak.

-    To the east of Zhaoyang Feng is Shilou Feng (Stone Tower Summit)

-        To the south is Botai Feng ( Broad Terrace Summit)

-        To the west is Yunu Feng (Jade Maiden Summit). Today, Yunu Feng considered its own peak, most central on the mountain.

The South peak consists of three summits:

-     The highest summit is Luoyan Feng (Landing Goose Summit), with an elevation of 2154.9 meters.

-          To the east is Songgui Feng (Pines and Junipers Summit), and

-          To the west is Xiaozi Feng (Filial Son Summit).

The West peak has only one summit and it is known as Lianhua Feng or Furong Feng, both meaning Lotus Flower Summit. The elevation is 2082.6 meters.

With the development of new trail to Hua Shan in the 3rd through 5th century along the Hua Shan Gorge, the peak immediately to the north of Canglong Ling, Yuntai Feng (Cloud Terrace Peak), was identified as the North peak. It is the lowest of the five peaks with an elevation of 1614.9 meters.

The Hua Shan’s West Peak:

-          Elevation: 2,160 m

-          Location: Huayin Shaanxi
-    Climbing is easiest route by using cable car

It is historical and dangerous mountain in the world. In China it is a one of top five great mountain in the world with the good views and attractive the visitor in anytime. I think it is great traveling where I like this hobby. 

The longest and great Metro in Russia

Talking about the excellence and popular place of transportation in the world, , I would like to share the world pop and great place where is very beautiful for the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. This top lace is located in Russia, called Moscow Metro. I am gathering the information for you all if you are interesting to visit there. So now I would like to show you the brief information about the great location in Russia as following.

Moscow is the capital of Russia. There is the world class of Metro called Moscow Metro is located in Moscow city. According the report some cities are still to take care the public transportation to their citizen to travel anywhere both weekend and day work which can their people to save some extra cost from the using the own transportation and the other way to avoid the traffic jam. However the excellence Metro transportation in Moscow is very interesting and attractive place to collect the visit around the world to visit and question how they made? How so

amazing? Such as Stockholm, in Moscow is very useful and very excellence transportation for their travelers and become a hobby, it means anyone accept the service and can access to public service. The longest metro in the capital is 195 stations and sprawls for 325.4 Km. it was opened to officially use in 1935 and it is the first underground railway within the region and another interesting fact is that at 74 m deep the Park Pobedy station where id the deepest one in the world. Some look modern, some utterly historical, especially to the Westerner, who is not familiar with the Soviet architecture.

How to travel there? Metro Moscow is very busy station in the world after Asia. Stockholm metro is the world longest art gallery in the stations with some excited painting and the first underground painting was painted in 1970s with the good colorful on surface of the walls and ceiling. There are 90 of 100 stations display painting were almost used 150 artists. Why they painted? Because they want to be attractive their people to be interesting to use the public service provider

As initial goal of their artists, there is very popular place in the world which making them exciting and attractive metro and they can get more visitors and more income for their people. 

How to Find the Koh Son Saa Island World Class Place

Considering the world to class of tourism in Cambodia, I would like to introduce the world pop and great place where is very beautiful for the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. This top lace is located in Cambodia. I am gathering the information for you all if you are interesting to visit there. So now I would like to show you the brief information about the great location in Cambodia – Kingdom of Wonder as following.

Cambodia is one of Southeast Asia Region which is growing fast for tourism destinations with a lot of interesting sightseeing activities, relaxation and make a tour to any famous location, high land areas, country-side, rural areas to explore the traditional and cultural Khmer people. In each town and province have its own interesting activities which make the visitor a good memory such as coastal towns in Sihanoukville, Kep Koh, Kampot and Kong with tourists can explore and relax with the peaceful islands and coast of Cambodia.

So now I would like to share you some information related to KOH SONG SAA Island, a private Island in Preah Sihanouk Province where the government sold to the company to develop the Island infrastructure such as luxury hotel, restaurants, resort, and casino. The some building were built by the natural material which available the replace. And some luxurious villas were built with one or two bedrooms by fixing with comfortable greeting room and sundecks with the views of the ocean. To get there KOH SONG SAA Private Island we travel by boat by spending time around 30 minutes from Preah

Sihanouk, Ekareach Street if we travel from Preah Sihanouk International Airport. In between KOH SONG SAA Resort and Preah Sihanoukville port, The Island private company provides free transportation to the visitor. It is very excited and interesting place for tourist where I would recommend staying there as rest or relax or summer vacation with friends or family. It is very top luxurious place in Preah Sihanoukville because it is harmful place with good ocean views, which we can do yoga and meditation session and you enjoy with fresh food that prepared by the famous world-class chefs and enjoy with blend local Khmer flavors with the Western cuisines. It  is the world-class restaurant with the world class chefs. The climate there is warm with beautiful beach with friendly from November to May.

So if you want to rest and relax with the beautiful and friendly beach, I would suggest you to plan to visit KOH SONG SAA Island and then you can make the extra plan to visit Angkor Wat Complex Temple in Siem Reap Province where very naturally place in Cambodia. 

How to visit Henan Province, the great road in the world, China

In weekend, I feel free so therefore I would like to introduce the world pop and great places where are very beautiful for the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. These top laces are located in different countries and just highlighted some information only. I am gathering the information for you all if you are interesting to visit there. So now I would like to show you the brief information about the great location in China as following:

Henan Province is the famous place in China for the visitor to visit the very beautiful view and the great road in this province, it is called The GUOLIANG TUNNEL ROAD. The roads are very impressive and awful road in the world where attracted the more visitor from different countries are around the world. The tunnel road has provided an access to the remote village of Guoliang because of carved into the Taihang Mountains to make the road for Gualiang villagers. The village of Guoliang is surrounded with the steps of mountains which is very difficult to construct this road. The road is strictched about 1.2 Km, with 5 m of tall and about 4m of wide. It was contracted since 1977 and officially opening in that time as well. So the tunnel not only connected the village with remain in the world, but also has become a famous and popular activity for the tourist attraction in the world. 

In sum up, the tourist can travel very time of the full year without considering the wet or dry season. It is a great opportunity and very proud of them to drive inside the Taihang mountains and it is very excited and truly the scenic and breaktaking ride. How to get there? – the best choice we can travel by car from Xinxiang and toward to Huixian by road No S 229 and then straight to Nanzhaizen and follow the direction to Guoliang

How to Get Hyakuanen of Japan

Today I would like to introduce the world pop laces where are very beautiful for the tourists to travel there in the purpose of relax or rest during the summer vacation both family and individual. This top lace are located in different country and just highlighted some information only. So now I would like to show you the brief information on one famous location in Japan called Hyakuanen location as following:


Hyakuanen is a Striking Memorial of 100 Terraces in Japan: This is an incredible terraces made of 100 squares were created in memory of the Great Hanshin earthquake,a natural disaster  which killed 6434 people.

This place called Hyakudanen, the Awaji Yumebutai, Awaji Island is located Japan. It is very an incredible terraces made of 100 squares were created in memory of the Great Hanshin earthquake in Japan which killed 6434 Japanese people. After the earthquake, they clear and planted the flower around the square. To be memorable for whom died by earthquake, these squares are full flowers with different types of flowers. 

In every square is the range of versatile flowers with colorful diversity which do it look very attractive, charming and even spurring which the way of Japan to do approach to earth for the memory for the visit to have picnic and surprise the they decorate and design for the life and spirit of living and dead.

The Awaji Yumebutai is a complex place in Japan for the tourist. It is very attractive place in the world with beautiful view especially in each square is fully flowers. The places have a luxury hotel and a conference center. On the other hand there are very famous beautiful place on the islands such as Kisekino Hoshi Botanical Museum, Sumoto Castle, and beautiful bridges. To visit there place the visitor should travel in the season of spring while the flowers are very full bloom and flower full. So for being remarkable memory, the visitors should take more pictures or buy souvenir there. 

Before getting there place, the tour need to fly from Kobe to Sumoto or can travel by bus, car, or train. Then they get there by acrossing the ferry from Akashi. Note that currently the population in Awaji Island has been increasing because of there is good linkage with the mainland. 

In conclusion, it is attractive place in the world with colorful of the flowers and very technically designed by Japanese people. Even if there some transferring travel or different travel such as train, plane, bus or car but it is very remarkable time in the life with the good memory. 

Why we should visit Cambodia?

Cambodia officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia and once known as the Khmer Empire is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its total landmass is 181,035 square kilometers (69,898 sq mi), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. With a population of over 15 million (Source: Cambodia Census 2008).

There so many reasons which the tourist seeking to visit Cambodia – Kingdom of Wonder, however in this topic I would like to share top ten reasons which you should to visit Cambodia.  

1. Angkor Wat Complex: found to the north of the Tonle Sap Lake and located in the Angkor Archaeological Park near modern-day Siem Reap Cambodia. This is  UNESCO World Heritage site.

2. The Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda of Phnom Penh: Almost of this place was built in 1866 and this site contains various buildings of interest such as Khmer-style Throne Hall, Royal Treasury, Villa of Napoleon III, and Silver Pagoda

3. The Bayon Temple, located in Siem Reap Province: The Bayon is at the center of Angkor Thom (literally 'Great City'), which forms the heart of the Angkor complex as it is today.

Location                      : Central Angkor Thom
Construction Period    : Late 12th century C.E.
Religion                       : Buddhist
Built by                       : King Jayavarman VII
Building style              : Bayon

4. Ta Prohm Temple, located in Siem Reap Province. If Angkor Wat and the city of Angkor Thom are best known for grandeur and majesty, then to the east, the temple and monastery of Ta Promh wins hands down for sheer dramatic effect.

Location                      : One km east of Angkor Thom
Construction Period    : Mid 12th - Early 13th century C.E.
Religion                       : Buddhist
Built by                       : King Jayavarman VII
Building Style             : Bayon
Best Time to Visit       : Early morning when it is not as crowded.

5. Tonle Sap Lake, located in Siem Reap Province and it is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. During the dry season the lake drains into the Tonle Sap River which flows into the Mekong River. But in the rainy season (June to October), the huge amount of water in the Mekong causes the Tonle Sap River to reverse its flow.

6. Toul Sleng Museum and Choeung Ek Memorial, located in Phnom Penh. Tuol Sleng well-known as - S21 – Museum is formerly is Tuol Svay Prey High School and was originally built as a secondary school in 1960, during the reign of Preah Batnorodom Sihanouk.

7. Bamboo Island, located in Sihanoukville. How to get there? A ferry departs from Ochheuteal Beach at 10:00 and departs from the island at 16:00 the traverse takes roughly 45 minutes.

8. Battambang, located in northwest of Cambodia and around 293 kilometers from Phnom Penh. Battambang is Cambodia's second-largest city and the capital city of Battambang province in the far northwestern Cambodia and this province which founded by the Khmer Empire in the 11th century. It is the former capital of Monton Khmer and lies in the heart of the Northwest of Cambodia. The main reasons to visit Battambang are country-side, relaxation and temple.

9. Sihanoukville Casinos, located in Sihanoukville and is not exactly southeast Asia's answer to Las Vegas but it does offer a few venues for those who enjoy to throw the dice and play footsie with Lady Luck.

10. Apsaras Dance Performance, can find the place of performance both Siem Reap and Phnom Penh.

As above top ten locations for the tourist to visit Cambodia, there are top 10 hotels where you would prefer to accommodate and enjoy the time in Cambodia:

1. Sokhalay Angkor Executive and Spa
2. Empress Residence Resort and Spa
3. Passaggio Boutique Hotel
4. Juliana Hotel
5. Bopha Pollen Hotel
6. 288 Boutique Villa
7. Borei Angkor Resort
8. Empress Angkor Resort and Spa
9. Skyline Boutique
10. Villa Sovanna Boutique Hotel

 

What happen during Chinese New Year 2015?

By mid-morning yesterday, a few hundred members of the state security forces were waiting patiently outside the gates of businesswoman Choeung Sopheap’s palatial villa in the capital’s Daun Penh district as the crash of cymbals accompanying a festive lion dance could be heard inside.

After firecrackers culminated the morning’s Lunar New Year festivities hosted by the Pheaphimex boss, guests soon began trickling into the street and riding off in their SUVs.

The atmosphere grew increasingly tense as the uniformed men continued to wait, gradually realizing that the traditional Chinese New Year red packets stuffed with money – ang pao – that they had been expecting to receive were not going to be forthcoming as in previous years.

Some loudly blamed journalists present for the decision by Yeay Phu, as the ethnic-Chinese Sopheap is better known, and her senator-businessman husband Lao Meng Khin to not dole out cash.

“[We] are disappointed, because the people inside the house told us that there will be no ang pao, because many journalists are here to shoot the video and photos. I don’t know why she fears the journalists like that,” said Lyva, a riot police officer who said he had received 50,000 riel ($12.50) from Yeay Phu in 2013.

A source close to the family who requested anonymity said that a decision had, in fact, been taken last year to no longer publicly dole out ang pao to security forces because of well-publicized accusations that the politically connected power couple linked to several land disputes, including the one at Boeung Kak lake, used the annual occasion to buy their support.

“We are absolutely disappointed [with this]. We have no choice but to not share the ang pao with state authorities who wear the uniforms of police, military police and the armed forces after the practice was criticized by the public,” the source said.

Although authorities have in the past condoned the practice, they also appear to have changed their tune.

Military police spokesman Kheng Tito said an announcement had been made disallowing soldiers or military police from receiving ang pao from businesspeople because “it affects our armed forces who serve the nation”. However, he said tycoons could still donate directly to military units – a practice that has been condemned by rights groups in the past.

But Va, the police officer, said the tradition provided a useful bonus for underpaid men like himself. He earns $150 a month.

“Because of our small salary, we come to get ang pao. Not only people like me with a small rank, but others of higher rank also come like beggars, and we are ashamed because we work with the government and we are wearing our uniforms,” he said.

But the disappointed rank-and-file did not have to travel far to get a few dollars. On the corner, some ang pao were reportedly handed out at the house of Kok An, a prominent businessman, CPP senator and adviser to Hun Sen.

At 11:30am, news spread that the nearby Cobra Gold KTV, allegedly owned by a senior customs official, was handing out cash and drinks, sending a swarm of soldiers running down the street.

A police officer who declined to be named said yesterday evening that he and hundreds of others returned to Yeay Phu’s house in the afternoon but were again unsuccessful.

Sok Sam Oeun, a human rights lawyer and activist, said that it appeared Sopheap and Meng Khin had realized that masses of soldiers and police officers gathering outside their homes to receive cash were not a good look.

But he echoed military spokesman Tito’s alternative that they could still donate to individual units. “It’s not illegal, the law does not prohibit it,” he said.