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Cambodian People Phnom Penh
21 Reviews Cambodian people and culture are great. There is a big push for people to learn English, and for Cambodians knowing English is the difference between a crappy job and a good one. So they will love...
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Temple Entry Pass Angkor Wat
28 Reviews Passes are required to enter the Angkor area. They are on sale at the front gate, on the main road from Siem Reap to Angkor Wat, for 1-day ($20), 3-day ($40), or 7-day ($60) intervals. The 3-day pass...
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Tonle Sap River Phnom Penh
12 Reviews I liked sitting here in the evenings every day. I went out by myself or not, sat down and watched river of people in all moods and shapes moving here, selling something or talking. This is like center...
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Siem Riep Angkor Wat
22 Reviews Hi, Whatever the above 3 VT members said, are absolutely TRUE, believe me... You will just fall in love with the surroundings, and be lost in time. Singapore ? don't waste your time with places that...
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Street Life Phnom Penh
8 Reviews At any rate, we went back to this same stand every day of our stay in Phnom Penh, sometimes twice. The young girl that manned it got the biggest kick out of us as we ordered the same thing every time,...
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Tourist Stuff Phnom Penh
7 Reviews When I took the 6-hour Mekong Express bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap to see the countryside, little did I know how fortunate I would be. The Fancy Guesthouse got seat 1D for me. It turned out...
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Traditional Markets Phnom Penh
3 Reviews A trip to at least one traditional market (psah) is a must. If you visit only one or two markets, begin with the Russian Market and the Central Market. Both offer curios, souvenirs and a cultural...
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Tuol Sleng Museum Phnom Penh
3 Reviews This former school was converted by the Khmer Rouge regime into a prison when they came to power in 1975. It was mainly used for purges within the Khmer Rouge. The Vietnamese Army 'liberated' it in...
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Killing Fields Phnom Penh
2 Reviews For anyone thinking of taking a moto / tuk tuk to the Killing Fields, don't do it. I'm not trying to put the poor bastards out of business, but a recent trip there was the bumpiest, most crazy ride...
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Royal Palace Phnom Penh
6 Reviews When visiting Palaces, museums, temples in Cambodia, remember to dress appropriately! You can wear a T-shirt accompanied by a pair of long pants or three-quarter Bermudas. The ticket office rents...
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Silver Pagoda Phnom Penh
1 Review Silver Pagoda: Wat Preah Keo, Next to Royal Palace The Royal Palace tickets are valid here. 7:30-11, 14:30-17 Pagoda of Emerald Buddha. The floor is covered with over 5000 silver tiles.No photography...
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Riding by a pond in the late afternoon, I noticed a group of people out in the water. I stopped and sat near the shore to watch. They seemed to be gathering some type of underwater vegetation. It was sort of relaxing watch them slowly move around in the water in the light of the sinking sun.
Average Cambodian will live & grow up with this kind of setting. Poverty is a norm to most households. I don't know whether these houses do not have piping facilities or they're try to save water bill. One thing for sure is not many of us can really use to these kind of scenes and certainly not something that we can live with.I going to zoom into next picture to see some of the activities happening on this seem much polluted river.
This was happening outside our hotel every morning from about 5am (still dark) til 6.30.Maybe in the past they all did Tai Chi but now its aerobics. Short of the leotards and leg warmers, they all looked like the kids from fame.This piccie was taken shortly after they finished when lots of street vendors turned up to sell them breakfast
God knows what the Health and Safety people in the west would make of this. A typical cambodian Gas station - petrol in bottles in the sun by the roadside. They are everywhere, but very handy when your scooter runs low!Standing next to it talking to your mates with a lit cigarette does to seem to be a problem sither!
There will be many, many children trying to sell you souvenirs, if you do not wish to buy anything from them, don't lead them on or tell them that you will be coming back later. Instead of buying something from these kids, you can always give them something in return like sweets, stickers or some colour pencils, these kids would be grateful for anything you give them and it would probably make their day happier too.
The streets can get pretty dusty, if you have sensitive eyes, always remember to put on your sunglasses to prevent some dusts getting into yr eyes and shading them from the glaring afternoon sun, at the same time, you can look cool =)
While not the number one highlight of my trip, I must say that this really does rank up there with the big ones. A monkey eating a banana, I thought that only happened in cartoons and I have imortalized it here forever.
Going to another country, it is important for a visitor to know a few local words and phrases.In Cambodia (at least in Siem Reap), a lot of people speak English due to the influx of tourists but still a lot of people don't. Saying "thank you" and "hello" in Khmer goes a long way. The locals appreciate you more for trying. They become more friendly and helpful too. Try these simple words and have fun!GREETINGSSusady - Hello.Swakum - Welcome. CIVILITIES Orkun - Thank you.Suksabyte - How are you? Above words are thought to us by our taxi driver Pov. I remember him to be a curious person and interested to learn a lot of things. He would ask me a lot of English and Filipino words and would request those to be explained to him. In return he teached us a few Khmer words.
Most visitors come to Cambodia to visit the temples of Angkor. Siem Reap is the gateway to the Angkor temples. The famous temples Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom are within a distance of 10 km north from the town.. Most temples are open from sunrise until sunset. A one-day pass costs 20$ and a 2-3 days pass costs 40$ (ID-picture needed). These passes can be bought at the checkpoints on your way to the temples.Angkor became an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993. Archaeologists from all over the world are working on the restoration of the temples. Also the Cambodian government is activily involved in protecting the monuments and promoting the region. The Angkor temples rise literally out of the jungle. The most striking was my visit to Ta Prohm, the ´jungletemple´, showing the struggle between the giant trees of the jungle and the ancient constructions, which gave any idea how the Angkor area...
A long time go, both gods and demons had been weakened by the failiure of Amrita and some other precious things to reappear after the recreation of the universe. The gods decided that they would need the demons in order to help in the churning of the ocean of milk, which would bring forth these treasures. They offered them an equal share of the Amrita, though they could never afford to give the demons the strength provided by the Amrita, which would have made them even stronger than the gods.The demons agreed to the proposal and first helped the gods to tear up the Mount Madura for use as a churning stick. The serpent Vasuki was brought from his underwater abode to be used as a churning rope. Trough a trick of Vishnu, the gods took the tail end and the demons pulled from the head. As the churning progressed, Vasuki's breath grew very hot and the demons almost suffocated. When the serpent...
Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh
9 Reviews and 371 Opinions Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel was first established in 1929...
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La Residence d'Angkor Siem Reap
1 Review and 372 Opinions The hotel is simply splendid. The spa is the ideal manner for relaxing after a long sightseeing of...
Au Cabaret Vert Battambang
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Q: I have only 6 days in Asia - planing to go through Cambodia and Vietnam and do a quick sight seeing tour through both countries ....
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