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Mekong Diaries: Day 53 & 54

Jan 302010

Day 53 & 54

Today became an unexpected mental health day when our plans fell through due to our own disorganisation. Working seven-day weeks without a break is our excuse and Sunday morning in bed feels awfully right. Once the heat of the day has burnt off we venture out to meet Meach Mean of the Three River Protection Network near a lake in Ban Lung town. We move to the manicured grounds of Terre Rouge, Red Earth for an interview and then retire just a few steps further to find the pool and its charming bar to complete our observance of the day of rest. Continue reading »

January 30, 2010
Posted by rfamekongteam at 6:13 am
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cambodia, Traveling down the Mekong River
Tagged with: Andong Meas, bai sach chrouk, Ban Lung, Boueng Kak Lake, cambodia, Cambodian People's Part, CPP, Dam, development, Floods, Food, Hun Sen, Indigenous, kuey teow, land grabbing, Meach Mean, missionaries, noodle soup, O'Yadow, Ratanakiri, Red Earth, Sesan, Sesan River, Terre Rouge, Three Rivers Protectio Network, Viet Nam

Mekong Diaries: Day 51 & 52

Jan 282010

Day 51 & 52

For U.S. $5 a head we leave Don Sadam and the 4000 islands behind, by boat and minibus on a bad road, then a big bus on a sealed one, make the only three-hour trip to Stung Treng, in northern Cambodia. On the way we passed a large fresh water stingray gasping for air on the back of a pick-up truck among sacks of iced fish. Continue reading »

January 28, 2010
Posted by rfamekongteam at 12:34 pm
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cambodia, Laos, Traveling down the Mekong River
Tagged with: 3SPN, 4000 Islands, Ban Lung, Border, Border Crossing, borrowing money, broke, cambodia, Don Sadam, Floods, hydropower, Ian Baird, Indigenous, Jarai, Laos, Meach Mean, mekong river, natural wealth, O'Yadow, Ratanakiri, RFA, Sesan, Sre Pok, Stingray, Stung Treng, subsistence, Three River Protection Network, Vietnam Dams, Yali Falls

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