Only portions of the deep Amazon are more remote and uncharted than Northeast Cambodia, where Mondulkiri resides. Roads are miserable and require teams of vehicles to travel together to assist one another in the arduous trek. This is one of the few remaining landscapes teaming with wild elephant deep in Mondulkiri's forests.
The purpose of our adventure to Mondulkiri was to source appropriately soiled highland property in an attempt to grow grapes for wine. At this point this is just an idea. A fun, fact-gathering mission. Accommodation options are few. This part of the world lives comfortably off the grid. The best hotel in town runs a generator to power the building from 7:00am to 9:00am and then again from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
There are hours of travel without any form of facilities. In this instance, we took a roadside break and this woman roamed down from the jungle to say hello and talk. She, her husband and seven year-old son have no home, per-say. They comb the jungle for medicinal plants and bamboo to harvest.
This five-gallon jug has been crafted into a backpack to carry out the juices of the trees and plants they harvest.
Traditional home in Monduliri.
Our travel team. Land management folks, security and scouts.
In Mondulkiri, you mico-brew coffee on your own with boiling-hot water at the table, so as you may brew coffee as you see fit. But here, that's not all. Here you are served tea - in preparation for your coffee.
Lunch makings in the kitchen.
One of our chosen lunch-time venue was powered by a primitive river-driven turbine system.
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