Comments on: Bruised Bottoms to Battambang https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/ Travel That Cares for Our Planet and Its People Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:26:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Wouter https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-1462024 Wed, 18 Feb 2015 20:58:42 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-1462024 Hi there, great blog! The boat trip sure is great. Lots of amazing things to see on the trip to Siem Reap. The floating villages are beautiful!

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-234022 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 03:40:19 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-234022 @Kate: This boat trip is definitely about the journey! Glad to hear you had an adventurous journey there, but made it to Battambang safely. And yes, if you want luxury (or a fixed schedule) this boat is definitely not for you.

]]> By: Kate https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-233961 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:44:44 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-233961 You have to expect a few hiccups along the way! The boat trip is all about the journey; That’s what makes it memorable. We had an overloaded transfer come and pick us up an hour later than planned. And yes, the boat was full – but they still managed to pack in a few locals that were transporting goods for other locals along the way. And yep, our boat broke down for an hour because the rudder didn’t seem to be working – but it was no big deal – everyone had a laugh and a good chat while we were stalled. The boat took about 11 hours (rather than the 6 – 8 guideline), and the people on the roof got a little wet, but we made it to the destination – and that was never in doubt.
For me this was part of the experience – if you want luxury it’s obviously not the right choice for you!

]]> By: Laura https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-31949 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:44:34 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-31949 Audrey,

We actually bypassed the boat and took the bus. But we had a blast in Battambang. We did a cooking class at a newer place called Nari Kitchen and it was so good and also visited some nearby temples. Did you do the bamboo train ride while you were there? It was fun!

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-31966 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:04:06 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-31966 @Laura: I’m so glad to hear you had such a good time in Battambang, including the cooking class. That was one of the highlights of our visit to Cambodia. Yes, we took the bamboo train a bit on the way back from our motorbike ride. Very fun…but also a bit bumpy! You can see that video here: https://uncorneredmarket.com/battambang-on-a-motorbike/

]]> By: Audrey Scott https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-30560 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:15:37 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-30560 @Ernel: Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you had a good time in Siem Reap and Battambang!

@Laura: Hope you have a good boat ride tomorrow and that your boat makes it a bit further to Battambang. Have a great time in Battambang and try to take a day to go out into the countryside on the back of a motorbike. Also, the cooking class at “Smoking Pot” is great – a morning visit to the market followed by cooking several dishes in the afternoon. Used to be a great value at around $8. Enjoy!

]]> By: Laura https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-30343 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:54:33 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-30343 Hey guys! I was googling the boat ride from Siam Reap to Battembang, as I may be taking it tomorrow and was thrilled to see you guys had already taken this little trip you might call an adventure. It’s rainy season now so maybe we’ll have better luck 😉 It sure can’t be worse that my ferry experiences in Malawi!!

]]> By: Ernel https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-24846 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:19:14 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-24846 Cool video shots. I am going to Seam Reap and Battambang. Thanks for sharing your experience.

]]> By: Daniel Noll https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-2644 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:43:05 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-2644 @john: Sounds like a difficult task. Back when our pocket camera took .avi videos, we used Windows Movie Maker on a PC. Now that the latest version of our pocket camera takes .mov, we use iMovie on the Mac. Based on what you have described, there will be a lot of manual work involved in creating titles and captions. I’m not aware of any way to effectively automate what you have described. Good luck.

]]> By: john ewing https://uncorneredmarket.com/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-2514 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:49:45 +0000 http://uncorneredmarket.com/2007/05/bruised-bottoms-to-battambang/#comment-2514 How did you integrate lengthy text and movie? We have 500 pages of text
and 1 hour of movie I’d like to integrate. Is there a platform that allows you to do this? The text and the movie are on a computer but the movie is on Pinnacle’s Studio 9 and the text is on Word Perfect 10. I’ve found that you can combine Word and Office’s Power Point but that didn’t seem as good as what you have done.

John Ewing

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