20 YEARS FROM MY FIRST VISIT TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
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On the first of November 2002 Colleen and I embarked on our first visit to Southeast Asia. We arrived in Bangkok on Colleens Birthday. We had a great time in Thailand heading south to the resort of Krabi and the tropical paradise of Koh Phi Phi Island. We returned to Bangkok and started our life changing journey to Cambodia.We arrived in Siem Reap Cambodia for my Birthday 2 weeks later.
We were so taken by Cambodia and the lovely people we met, that we moved to Cambodia in May 2003 and set up Peace Of Angkor Villa and Tours. It was an exciting time and a cultural experience setting up our “Fawlty Towers” in Cambodia. We had many amusing stories to tell.
The title "Another Bloody Day in Paradise" arose from the times when I would wake up and Coll would greet me with a smile and the words “Good morning Dave; Another Bloody Day in Paradise”
This journal is a selection of diary entries, amusing stories and anecdotes for your entertainment. Don’t take it too seriously!
We were so taken by Cambodia and the lovely people we met, that we moved to Cambodia in May 2003 and set up Peace Of Angkor Villa and Tours. It was an exciting time and a cultural experience setting up our “Fawlty Towers” in Cambodia. We had many amusing stories to tell.
The title "Another Bloody Day in Paradise" arose from the times when I would wake up and Coll would greet me with a smile and the words “Good morning Dave; Another Bloody Day in Paradise”
This journal is a selection of diary entries, amusing stories and anecdotes for your entertainment. Don’t take it too seriously!
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"Holiday for Life" is the story of our first visit to Cambodia in November 2001. The story Starts the Royal Hotel Bangkok as were planning the next stage of our life changing adventure in Southeast Asia.
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"No Turning Back" Was our decision to move to Cambodia. We took a journey overland via Thailand to Phnom Penh.
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Our 'Fawlty Towers' life started in Siem Reap as we searched for our first Peace Of Angkor Villa. We had a steep cultural learning curve, a number of setbacks and some hilarious and bizarre experiences.
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Our story continued with a new villa; long lasting friendships, dreams, disappointments and tragedies.
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These photos were taken on film in 2002. Click on the images to view and use your arrow keys to navigate.
