One of the things I like about durian hunting is that it has a tendency to lead me off the beaten track, even in heavily tourist-ed areas. There are no beaten tracks in Koh Kong. Koh Kong is the southwestern-most province in Cambodia, and is still largely unpopulated. Most of the interior is accessible only by boat and the mountains are home to Asian elephants, wild ox, leopards, and tigers. With such untapped wilderness tourism agencies have been making a stab at the eco-tourism industry, but there are still few organized tour packages available. You're on your own, and what you do is up to you. I chose durian.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Durian Island: Koh Kong Cambodia
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Lindsay Gasik
One of the things I like about durian hunting is that it has a tendency to lead me off the beaten track, even in heavily tourist-ed areas. There are no beaten tracks in Koh Kong. Koh Kong is the southwestern-most province in Cambodia, and is still largely unpopulated. Most of the interior is accessible only by boat and the mountains are home to Asian elephants, wild ox, leopards, and tigers. With such untapped wilderness tourism agencies have been making a stab at the eco-tourism industry, but there are still few organized tour packages available. You're on your own, and what you do is up to you. I chose durian.
Monday, May 13, 2013
A Very Durian Border Crossing: Hat Lek/Koh Kong
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Lindsay Gasik
It's pretty well established that crossing overland into Cambodia is asking to get ripped off. Whether it's bogus visa sellers, fake quarantine tents, artificially elevated transport prices or corrupt officials, somebody's getting more cash than they should. I remembered that Rob and I had a little trouble last year when we took the Ban Pakard/Prum crossing, but I thought that was because we idiotically didn't have the correct change. This time I was ready.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Laplae Durian Festival Schedule 2013
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Lindsay Gasik
Below is the schedule of events for the Laplae Durian Festival from June 1-3rd, 2013. It's located in Amphoe Laplae, about 15 km from the train stop in Uttaradit, halfway between Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Chanthaburi One Year Later
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Lindsay Gasik
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Durio Grandiflorus
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Lindsay Gasik
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| sketch by Masters |
This is the last in a series about edible durian species. It's definitely the saddest, because there is no picture of the fruit. I'm trying not to be a crybaby about this.
Of all the durian species on Borneo, I was the most excited about Durio grandiflorus, known locally as the ghost durian. I didn't believe that finding it would be hard, as it apparently grows all over Borneo. I was much more concerned about finding the admittedly rare Durio testudinarum and Durio dulcis. But this is the most elusive of durians. Although we searched Sabah, Sarawak, and Kalimantan, Durio grandiflorus evaded us. Not even my botany contacts have a picture. Ghost durian indeed.
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