Travel Memories: Tonle Sap
Welcome to the A to Z Challenge, an initiative that invites bloggers to post an alphabet-themed post every day (excluding Sundays) during the month of April. As part of this challenge, I’ll be sharing some of my travel memories to known and unknown places in the hope to inspire your travel dreams.
Cambodian child dumps water from his boat at the Tonle Sap village
T is for…Tonle Sap (Cambodia)
Tonle Sap is more commonly known as the floating village outside of Siem Reap in Cambodia. After several days of touring the ruins of Angkor Wat, we headed out for something a bit different. A visit to this floating village is fascinating and worth a detour from the more well known sites of Siem Reap.
Children play outside of their floating school, Tonle Sap
The entire village’s community lives on the water – their shops, the schools, everything is done right here on the water. Taking a boat through the area you will see women doing laundry, or cooking on their floating houses. You will see kids running and playing outside of their school. And of course you will see the men out fishing.
Most people make a living by fishing, which in turn accounts for almost 16% of Cambodia’s GDP! This fresh water later lake/river is vital the the economy, food source and livelihood of so many in this area. Unfortunately, they are also some of the poorest in Cambodia.
On the Tonle Sap water, it’s common to see small children manning their own boats
It’s fascinating to see the circumstances humans are able to survive and often thrive. But it’s also hard to imagine one spending most of their lives on the water. Check it out if you are near Siem Reap.
Other posts in the A to Z Challenge:
Angkor Wat, Cambodia Belchite, Spain Czesky Krumlov, Czech Republic Devi Garh Hotel, Udaipur India Emeishan, China Flores, Guatemala Gimmelwald, Switzerland Highway 1, California Istanbul, Turkey Jaisalmer, India Kashmir, India Lily Beach Resort & Spa, Maldives Machu Picchu, Peru Niraamaya Retreats, Thekkady Kerala India Okonomiyaki in Hiroshima Japan Perhentian Islands, Malaysia Queso – all over the world Red Square, Moscow Russia Sagrada Familia, Barcelona SpainLeave a Reply
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An amazing place and your photos capture so much movement. Dropping in from the A to Z I have given your blog a shout out from my letter U
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