Churning the sea of time cover
when i was young, my father got a boat.
we used to travel from Kratie to Phnom Penh, a long the river Mekong.
it took us two day and one night to reach Phnom Penh because we don’t continue, we stopped at night due to the strong wind and the darkness.
i enjoyed a lot while i was on the boat. i saw those beautiful landscapes and different people along the river, taking bath, fishing, selling … all kind of things. those are the good memories, the best moments of my life. then i read the book of Henry Mouhot, i dreamed one day i could make a boat trip to Angkor like him.
then i went to France. i watched for the very first time of my life, the master piece of all time Apocalypse Now. most part of the film was shot on the boat along the Magdapio River (it’s supposed to be Mekong River). the film influences to everyone, but i would say it remind me a lot about my childhood, especially when i am away from home. when i saw the boat travel around the river, you might imagine how i feel at that time.
i still wish today to travel along the Mekong river started from Laos, Cambodia, to Angkor and to Vietnam. i am not sure when this dream come true but it still remain in my heart.
someone has made a very nice video about this wonderful and unique experience boat trip: Churning the Sea of Time, A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor.
it might not have been described as beautiful as Marguerite Duras in THE LOVER of Jean-Jacques Annaud or as sens of adventure as Captain Benjamin L. Willard in Apocalypse Now but this film is good to watch, you can see and learn many things along the Mekong river and Angkor temple.
you might need a good internet speed to watch the whole video on youtube.
Churning the Sea of Time: A Journey Up the Mekong to Angkor
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I used to travel from Kg. Chhnang to Laos border six years ago. It was a great and unforgettable trip. I wish I still can do sth like that. Have never reached siem reap by boat, i heard it is great as well.
Dear Mr.Khmer Bird
Impressed.
I also read “Cambodia on my mind”.
We love the same thing.
I also kept my dream with river when I was young living near Ping River in Northern Thailand.
Every year I always spend many days staying at river front “chatumuk” absorbing the rivers view.
It’s very nice place.
Watson Yang
Siem Reap