I have been blessed in my life to have experienced a couple incredible “bucket list” type experiences. One was just recently when we swam with elephants at The Mondulkiri Project and one was a few years ago, at The Bush House in Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa. To say that we were in awe by what we […]
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What to do in Cambodia (with or without Kids) | Your IDEAL 3 Week Itinerary
What to do in Cambodia? Well, so very, very much! And Cambodia with kids, wow! What an amazing adventure. When we decided to head there I spent a lot of time scouring the internet to put together our itinerary. I found it immensely helpful to see what other families had done however most of the […]
Planning your next family holiday? Put Cambodia on the list!
Thinking of a family holiday to Cambodia (with or without kids) or just daydreaming about your next holiday? If you love adventure history food beaches animals and food (yep, I know that’s on here twice) ….then you really should visit Cambodia (with kids, if you have them)! family holiday to Cambodia We just spent 23 […]
Visiting The Mondulkiri Project and Swimming with Elephants! | Bucket List Material
We have not long returned from one of the most memorable experiences of my life so far, a visit to The Mondulkiri Project, an elephant sanctuary working in the north east of Cambodia. I thought this would be something the kids would love, and of course they did. What I didn’t expect was I would […]
Welcome to Paradise! Veranda Natural Resort, Kep
We arrived in Paradise at Veranda Natural Resort in Kep, after 11hours on the road. I had a hunch that we were heading into Paradise but hadn’t made too much of a fuss about it with the family….just in case (the internet can be wrong!) But as we turned into the fairy-light lit driveway my husband turned […]
Skipping Girl in Phnom Penh: Meet Sam.
During our recent visit to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, I spent some time chatting with our guide about life for her in Cambodia. I came away with 6 pages of notes! Here’s how it went… What’s your name? Samphors. A lot of people here call their friends by their last part of their name, […]
A Postcard from Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre
Hello from Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre! One of the great things about travelling with younger children is that we travel slower, allowing more time in each place we visit. In Phnom Penh that meant we had time to escape the frenetic pace of the city and spend a day in the county at Phnom […]
On taking our children to The Killing Fields and S21
Can you take children to The Killing Fields and S-21 prison? This was our question here in Phnom Pehn. We both really wanted to go, but knowing what we do the Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot Regimes we knew that these would be harrowing places for adults, let alone children. Getting this wrong for our […]
Skipping Girl in Siem Reap: Meet Sovann
One of the best things about travelling are that people that you meet along the way. I am hoping to sit down with various women as we travel through Cambodia to get a glimpse of what life is like for them. In Siem Reap I spoke with Sovann, one of the staff at Mysteres D’Angkor […]
Family Travel Truths: Our month in Cambodia with 3 kids (and itinerary)
I’m holed up in a lovely little cafe in Siem Reap while the kids watch a movie and my husband reads. It’s a ‘rest day’ for us after a few big days exploring the temples of Angkor and Siem Reap town and its time to chill (literally!) We’ve always been people who love to travel […]