Translation of casserole in German

Our main destination was not Cambodia and we had actually decided in the last minute to add this country to our trip. We were very happy about our decision and enjoyed every moment here.
It seemed that the fisherman and his daughter did not intend to keep on rowing unless we would buy something and we were really annoyed by that and did not hide it. In the end they passed.
All taxi drivers recommended that we stay in the hotel, watch TV, refrain from physical effort and drink Mate tea in order to get used to the altitude. We made the mistake and didn't listen to them