Comments on: Floating Villages At Tonle Sap Lake In Cambodia.

By: Nisa

Nisa — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:39:21 +0000

Hey Anon!
Thanks for your comment! I totally hear you and know what you mean. Unfortunately the place is not as “nice” as it seems…in the last decade, things really have changes a lot. We were there about 10 years ago and back then, land was not owned by a private company, therefore life was a bit more “real” back then. Today, you have to travel to other parts of Tonle Sap Lake for an authentic floating village…
Best, Nisa

By: anon

anon — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:52:33 +0000

I visited the floating villages at Tonle Sap over Christmas and New year a few weeks ago… I was impressed with the visuals for all my photography but was sensing something else was underlying here… A guide that is a school teacher as his main job told me that it was known as a Ghetto on water…. most of its inhabitants are Vietnamese and the local Cambodian residents do not see them as welcome residents. Illegal fishing practises have led to diminishing fish levels in the lake and open sewage flows into the area also. The tours often do a fleeting rush through the villages then traffic the tourists to other venues outside the villages… so nobody there gets any tour trade other than the “operators”…. Be wary.

By: Nisa

Nisa — Sat, 17 Aug 2013 20:36:31 +0000

Awesome! Have a safe trip Rudolph!

By: Rudolph.A.Furtado

Rudolph.A.Furtado — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:42:53 +0000

Nisa, i will be touring Vietnam and Cambodia in December-2013, a “SOLO -BACKPACKERS” tour.Your brief tour blog is of help to my research of the tour.Thanks.

By: Nisa

Nisa — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:52:58 +0000

True, that would be quite something.
My first time in Venice made me think about a life like that … It works for a lot of people I guess – as long as you’re not seasick :)

By: Anji

Anji — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:57:33 +0000

Wow, this is quite an eyeopener. Imagine what life what be like if we had to row ourselves around to get to places. It’s a totally different world. Your pictures explain so much. :)

By: Nisa

Nisa — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:54:26 +0000

Thanks Savannah! If you get the chance to travel to Cambodia some day, you should. It’s really a fantastic place … but there are so many of those and one life is far too short to see them all :)

By: Savannah

Savannah — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:44:38 +0000

This is a fantastic post! When I was traveling around S.E. Asia, I unfortunately didn’t get a chance to visit Cambodia. Wonderful photos!

By: Nisa

Nisa — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:42:04 +0000

Thanks so much Rudi! We have thousands of photos of our trip to Angkor and Tonle Sap lake, so it was hard to chose so few ;) Glad you like them!

By: Rudi

Rudi — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:35:59 +0000

Really wonderful post with amazing photos! Thanks for sharing them :)