{"id":989,"date":"2014-05-09T22:44:24","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T20:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/?p=989"},"modified":"2014-05-09T22:44:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T20:44:24","slug":"day-3-where-are-all-the-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/day-3-where-are-all-the-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 &#8211; where are all the bridge ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you did not read yet, here it is: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/?p=895\">why this trip !<\/a><\/p>\n<p>From &#8221;Kratie&#8221; to &#8221; Stung Treng&#8221; I decided to leave completely the main road and follow a little street along the Mecong river.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_153438.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_153438.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_153438.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When free the buffalos are allowed to take a bath, and they really enjoy it. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-img_20140424_100849.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"IMG_20140424_100849.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-img_20140424_100849.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_111031.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_111031.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_111031.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But before to leave the main road, one of the interesting things to do, on the way is to go by boat to see the dolphins in the Mecong river and so I did it. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_114618.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_114618.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_114618.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The view from the boat<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-picture_000002.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Picture_000002.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-picture_000002.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s one dolphin. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_131336.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_131336.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_131336.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Going farther I meat this interesting place where you can rent an amak, and enjoy the fresh, coming from the water. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_131959.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_131959.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_131959.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_132823.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_132823.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_132823.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_132901.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_132901.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_132901.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or even having a nice bath<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_133340.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_133340.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_133340.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_141914.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_141914.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_141914.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_142015.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_142015.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_142015.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>kids are always plaplaying everywhere. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144230.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_144230.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144230.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144906.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_144906.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144906.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144913.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_144913.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_144913.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_145441.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_145441.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_145441.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you see from the photos above the landscape is very nice and till this point the street as well.\u00a0 But after 20 km, I start to find some little problem. Several bridge in the road where collapsed. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_152417.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_152417.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_152417.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So I had to find some alternative solution, thanks the GPS but meanly asking to local people. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_153442.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_153442.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_153442.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_155604.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_155604.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_155604.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here some alternative path<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_163946.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_163946.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_163946.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here another one<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_164026.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_164026.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_164026.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_164949.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_164949.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_164949.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the regular road I was following<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_170843.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_170843.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_170843.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This instead was another little road they suggested me, to avoid another missing bridge. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_172429.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_172429.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_172429.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall today I really had fun but I have to admit that once I finally ended up again in this road l really feel like driving in the highway. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_174232.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20140423_174232.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_174232.jpg?w=750&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post_sig\">Posted by Giovanni<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you did not read yet, here it is: why this trip ! From &#8221;Kratie&#8221; to &#8221; Stung Treng&#8221; I decided to leave completely the main road and follow a little street along the Mecong river. When free the buffalos are allowed to take a bath, and they really enjoy it. But before to leave &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/day-3-where-are-all-the-bridge\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cambodia","item-wrap"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/wpid-20140423_153438.jpg?fit=2000%2C1125&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R5a5-fX","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meetwithlocals.com\/meetwithlocals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}