{"id":23233,"date":"2025-08-05T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T08:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/?p=23233"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:02:43","slug":"extending-my-trip-with-challenges-abroad-an-extra-week-in-cambodia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/blog\/extending-my-trip-with-challenges-abroad-an-extra-week-in-cambodia\/","title":{"rendered":"Extending my trip with Challenges Abroad: an extra week in Cambodia!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23233\" class=\"elementor elementor-23233\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f781a9b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f781a9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"background_background\":\"classic\",\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da40aed\" data-id=\"da40aed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401bc0d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"401bc0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extending my trip with Challenges Abroad: an extra week in Cambodia!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d55eb53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d55eb53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dcf7f8\" data-id=\"1dcf7f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9535883 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"9535883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Published<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>August 5, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e69ab6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e69ab6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c9aae2c\" data-id=\"c9aae2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df009c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2df009c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hey, I\u2019m Cayleb, and I was a participant on the Community Paramedic Challenge in Cambodia. On my recent trip, I chose to extend my stay, and I completed the extension trip. This was a fantastic decision in the end, and I\u2019m so glad I committed to three weeks in total in Cambodia!<\/strong><\/p><p>The program itself was such an eye-opening experience, and it gave all the participants a new perspective on life. After these two weeks, there were seven or \u201cbrapir\u201d as we learnt in Khmer, of us left doing the extension trip together. By this stage, we were like a family and everyone was really close.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-38dd2b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38dd2b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca85985\" data-id=\"ca85985\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-923d12c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"923d12c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Day 1<\/strong>\u00a0of the trip was mainly travelling via road. We got a bus from\u00a0<strong>Battambang to Phnom Penh<\/strong>, but the time went quickly when\u00a0<strong>we had each other\u2019s company<\/strong>. Once we arrived and checked into our hotel, we were introduced to our tour guide, Sam who took us to the\u00a0<strong>Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, or more commonly known as S-21<\/strong>. This was probably the most intense museum tour I\u2019ve ever experienced. I highly recommend doing some\u00a0<strong>research about the Khmer Rouge and the history that occurred in Cambodia<\/strong>. It\u2019s crazy how recent these events occurred. T<strong>he Khmer Rouge genocides happened only fifty years ago in the 1970s<\/strong>. We learnt what terrible things would happen at this centre, saw all the victim photos and the soldiers responsible too.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d7eae6\" data-id=\"2d7eae6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90dd523 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90dd523\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"949\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/friends-dining-outdoors.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23236\" alt=\"A lively group of young friends enjoy a delightful meal together in a leafy outdoor cafe setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/friends-dining-outdoors.webp 949w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/friends-dining-outdoors-300x235.webp 300w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/friends-dining-outdoors-768x601.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 949px) 100vw, 949px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-05c65c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"05c65c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c04d3c\" data-id=\"8c04d3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6249329 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6249329\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"815\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaidddgn-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23245\" alt=\"Two men stand under a green tent, holding a book related to history and survival, with a banner overhead.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaidddgn-1.webp 815w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaidddgn-1-288x300.webp 288w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaidddgn-1-768x801.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fecdab\" data-id=\"2fecdab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02e8a49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02e8a49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On\u00a0<strong>Day 2,<\/strong>\u00a0we continued to learn more about the Khmer Rouge, and we visited another site in Phnom Penh called the\u00a0<strong>Choeung Ek Killing Fields<\/strong>. We were informed by Sam that, sadly, almost 10,000 Cambodian citizens were brutally persecuted and murdered at this site.\u00a0<strong>We visited all the buildings and mass graves around the field and paid our respects at the stupa where all the remains of the victims have been memorialised<\/strong>. We even got to\u00a0<strong>meet some survivors<\/strong>\u00a0who had written books that were translated by publishers to English. Some others and I were fortunate enough to buy these books and read about their stories. Next, we were on our way to\u00a0<strong>Mondulkiri Province,<\/strong>\u00a0located in Cambodia\u2019s southeast, close to Vietnamese border.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8614ee4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8614ee4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ccaa63\" data-id=\"7ccaa63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce7e48c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce7e48c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After arriving in our\u00a0<strong>nature lodge in the Mondulkiri Province<\/strong>, we attempted to get a good night\u2019s sleep whilst sharing the room with bugs, ants, geckos in every corner of the room (this is all part of the experience). Then, we prepared for our\u00a0<strong>jungle trek<\/strong>\u00a0for\u00a0<strong>Day 3<\/strong>. We were privileged to have\u00a0<strong>two amazing guides, Hong and Tra<\/strong>\u00a0who took us through the Cambodian jungle, chopping bamboo out of the way with a machete to clear us a path. Along the way,\u00a0<strong>we saw elephants too<\/strong>! Such an amazing experience, and I think the photos speak for themselves.\u00a0<strong>And don\u2019t get me started on the waterfalls!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b424f8\" data-id=\"6b424f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3270ba2 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3270ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"811\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/jungle-tree-bridge.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23246\" alt=\"A person cautiously balances on a fallen tree bridge over a swift river in a lush, verdant jungle setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/jungle-tree-bridge.webp 811w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/jungle-tree-bridge-300x194.webp 300w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/jungle-tree-bridge-768x497.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 811px) 100vw, 811px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca79a7c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca79a7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e86c339\" data-id=\"e86c339\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db97927 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"db97927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaign-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaign-2.webp 746w, https:\/\/challengesabroad.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/08\/email-campaign-2-292x300.webp 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2072fa\" data-id=\"b2072fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c7176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6c7176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On\u00a0<strong>Day 4<\/strong>, we made our way to our guide, Hong\u2019s home village in\u00a0<strong>Pu Long for the homestay.<\/strong>\u00a0This was very close by, and we were still in the Mondulkiri Province. We learnt that despite Hong\u2019s reasonably young and fit appearance, he has 8 children and 5 grandchildren, which we were all shocked to learn. Once we arrived, we met and played with all the local village kids, which was\u00a0<strong>so much fun<\/strong>. We were also\u00a0<strong>introduced to the traditional way of living<\/strong>\u00a0in Pu Long with the bamboo and straw houses with hammocks hanging up. The food is definitely not what we\u2019re used to back home, but we\u00a0<strong>still loved it<\/strong>, nonetheless.\u00a0<strong>Lots of noodles, rice and salads<\/strong>\u00a0as we were following a vegetarian diet to be on the safe side.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-de8bfbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de8bfbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings='{\"jet_parallax_layout_list\":[]}'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89df019\" data-id=\"89df019\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fc2010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fc2010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On\u00a0<strong>Day 5<\/strong>, we left Hong\u2019s home in Pu Long and made our way to\u00a0<strong>Koh Trong Island<\/strong>. This island is\u00a0<strong>along the Mekong River<\/strong>, and we had to take a ferry across. From there, we did a\u00a0<strong>bike tour around the island<\/strong>, passing lots of cows that were roaming around the area, and saying,\u00a0<strong>\u201cSuostei\u201d to the locals, which means \u2018Hello\u2019,<\/strong>\u00a0of course. And whilst we were along the Mekong River, we did the\u00a0<strong>dolphin tour where we saw the native Irrawaddy dolphins<\/strong>\u00a0which have deformed heads, which was very fascinating to see. 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