Back with a MAC

Hi back everyone





The blog has been in a sleeping mode lately.


Sorry about that I was busy then lazy lol.


And the browser compatibility issue didn't help that much.





Anyway the thing is: I'm back. Better than ever, with a sweet sweet new laptop.

Basically it was the laptop I was dreaming of namely The MacBook Pro 15'4 aka MBP





Ok, enough word, this is what I'm talkin about










































If u wanna know more about the "beast" well, just click on the link below

The MBP on Apple




And for more pictures, help yourself


The MBP pictures gallery

Song of the day: Tkien Jah Fakoly "Plus rien ne m'étonne"

This is my favorite song at the moment.

It's from Tiken Jah Fakoly, one of the most popular african artist.


His music is a mix of reggae and african music and he speaks about the sufferings of people in Africa and about the corrupted governments too.


You can read this (short) article about him on Wikipedia


The song of the day is entitled "Plus rien ne m'étonne" which can be translated roughly into "Nothing surprise me anymore"



Click on the Play button and Enjoy

Life is not always easy in Cameroon

Somehow, during my trip in Cameroon, I couldnt help but notice the similiraties between Cameroon and Cambodia.

Both countries have some beautiful landscapes, some modern cities but also many places where misery is the best word to describe how people live.


Here are some pics took on the fly.










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Pictures of Cameroonian Food

Oki, you know I'm into pictures of Food from everywhere.



So, of course, I have some pictures of the good food of cameroon.

I will put the name of the dish (I will use the Cameroonian name and a phonetic orthograph, cuz frankly I have no idea how some name are supposed to be written)





"Ndomba" poulet/Chicken "Ndomba". You have no idea how good this is until you try.





"Sangha". It might not look that attractive, but its one of my favorite dish in cameroon and it's delicious.

I was eatin that all the time. Mum can you bring some when you come in Thailand?





(My bro holdin)The "Top". The national beverage, exist in different "flavors" (read colors, since the main difference between them is the colorant they put inside).

Click on the picture to really size how the "top" bottle looks like

Pictures From Cameroon

Yeah I told you its all about pictures.

Here are few more




Beautiful view, isnt it? Just so you know that Cameroon is not only about dirty streets but do have some beautiful landscapes too.





But the roads dont always have to be nice, do they?





My bro took the picture with this armed military guy, after what he gave him "his beer" (understand 1000FCFA, 1.5€ roughly) this is how it goes on in Cameroon.

Back From Cameroon

Hi back.

I'm back from Cameroon, where I spent almost 3weeks.
It was part of my "Travel-like-hell-these-holidays" thing.



My digital camera was out of batt and, as the clever guy I am, I managed to forget the charger.

So all the pics have been taken by Christine's camera (The gf of my bro).



I might write a couple of posts on Cameroon and the life over there. But for now, it's all about pictures.




What? One have to put the luggages somewhere right?




My bro and the market in the background

Seriously it looks very much like the Russian Market in Pnom Penh.




Dla streets near the market.

Pictures From Angkor - Part 2

Hi back,
I'm still in Paris. I told you the transition wasn't easy.

I had to get used to the ridiculously expensive prices for pretty much everything.




So I've found a job so that I can afford to spend 450 bahts (10euros) for a not so good meal.




Anyway the topic of the post is "Pictures from Angkor Wat" so here is a sample of the pictures I took during my second trip to Angkor. The whole album is available here

Trip to cambodia 2: Angkor Temples

And for those who just wanna see a sample, check below

From Trip to cambo...

From Trip to cambo...

From Trip to cambo...

Trip to cambodia 2: Sihanouk Ville - Pictures

Here are some pics o of that part of the trip.








And this is the link to the whole album (there are not that many pics however)

Trip to cambodia 2: Sihanouk Ville

Just click on the last pic to open the album.

Trip to Cambodia: Sihanouk Ville

The first part of our trip started in Cambodia.
Well, actually it started in Bangkok but we quickly left Bkk to go to Phnom Penh.


For several reasons among which was time we took the plane.

The cheapest company to fly from Bangkok to Phnom Penh (PP) is Air Asia, which is incidently the best low-cost company in southeast asia (for the prices I mean).


I have a philippino friend who lives in PP who tipped me on some useful details and send me a driver to pick us at the airport.

There is only one flight a day with Air Asia and it's at 7am so you better up quite early in the morning


Couple of hours later we took the bus to Sihanouk Ville, a city on the gulf of thailand with some beautiful beaches.

Oh btw choose the Mekong Express bus company, it's $2 more expensive for an overall "woopping" $6/person.

This trip is 3hours and for some yet-to-find reasons they have this b****y karaoke which is d**m loud. But if you have some in-ear headphones you will be fine (just like I was).


For the ghesthouses, on the Ocheutal beaches side, count $10-13 for a double room with AC (air conditioning) in a decent ghesthouse.
And do choose Ocheutal beaches, its the best side with a good standing.


If you want pics, its in the next post

Back for real this time

I've been away for quite a while.

I will cut it short. The 2weeks journey in Cambodia and in Laos is over. It was wonderful, I will dig the most interesting point in the coming posts.



I'm back in Paris for a month or so.

There is a topic I didn't think about before coming back on which I think it worth blogging. Its the adaptation needed when you come back to France after a long stay in Thailand.
Note that I say France and Thailand but it can be generalised to West Europe and Southeast Asia.


Thats all for the come-back thing.
Lets move to the most interesting part: the journey. See the next post