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Killing Fields   Phnom Penh

Killing Fields, Phnom Penh

 11 Reviews  Lying approximately 15km from central Phnom Penh in rural surroundings, I arranged a driver via the tour desk of my hotel. I was shocked at how peaceful the place was, especially considering the... 

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"Local life"   Phnom Penh

"Local life", Phnom Penh

 11 Reviews  Although there are several covered markets in the city that cater to tourists and locals alike, to get a better sense of the native culture check out the outdoor street market to rub elbows, quite... 

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"Firing Ranges"   Phnom Penh

"Firing Ranges", Phnom Penh

 2 Reviews  The firing range is just out of Phnom Penh in the direction of the airport. It involves a couple of unsealed roads and one checkpoint as you enter the compound, so it is better to have a driver take... 

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Central Market   Phnom Penh

Central Market, Phnom Penh

 2 Reviews  i didn't know where is the main etrance to the market. As i found my way in, the stinky smell of fish fills the air! It just happened that i went into the wet market entrance. I didnt kn0w it was the... 

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Royal Palace   Phnom Penh

Royal Palace, Phnom Penh

 1 Review  If you wanna take photos inside the Royal palace area, you have to pay an extra fee. I was tired of paying extras, so I decided not to pay. Thus, I left my digital camera at a cloakroom at the... 

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History   Phnom Penh

History, Phnom Penh

 1 Review  Another sign: 'THE MOST TRAGIC THING IS THAT.... Even in the 20th century,on Kampuchean soil, the clique of Pol Pot criminals had committed a heinous genocidal act, they massacred the population... 

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Royal University   Phnom Penh

Royal University, Phnom Penh

 1 Review  Part of my time in Phnom Penh included a visit to the Humanities & Social Sciences division of this university. That the university survives is a miracle given the concerted efforts of the Khmer Rouge... 

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Tuol Sleng Prison   Phnom Penh

Tuol Sleng Prison, Phnom Penh

 1 Review  A visit to Tuol Sleng S21. This prison was where many people were interrogated, tortured and killed. Surprisingly some people did survive a trip here, but those that didn't were buried in the mass... 

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SiemReap - Floating Village

by Meg_nanako

It was interesting to visit this floating village at Chong Kneas. Mainly of Vietnamnese and Khmer descent, these people live on floating boats and are fishermen. Water from the Tonle Sap Lake will rise during the rainy season and they haveto pull their floating houses nearer to shore for safety reasons. We have to pay US15/person for a boat tour along the river to see the floating village. This amount is collected by the govt and are used for schools and improvements projects...as I was told. No need to tip or pay any more amount tho' the guide will likely ask for a tip.It's about 30mins from SiemReap on a dirt road and the whole tour on the river is about an hour.

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Mingle with the locals

by su_jen

Hok took us to his hometown which is about an hour away from Siem Reap in a fishing village. It was fun meeting his extended family and his sister cooked a simple dinner for us. It was a real village with no electricity still, and full of swarming mosquitoes once the sun sets.

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Wat oudong at PP

by cigarettebarbie

Haven't seen anyone recommend this Wat at Phnom Penh. We paid a motodop 8USD to drive us back and forth, 2 of us on one motodop. FANTASTIC view. Not many tourists. Some part of Buddha is located here, i think it's his bone. Very pretty temple, unfortunately we iddnt manage to enter the temples

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Battambang, not really "off the beaten track"

by StephanB

As stated above, Battambang is not so off the beaten track, but many travelers skip it en route to or from the temples. We found that it was a nice trip, or circle, to go from Phnom to Siem to Battambang, then back to Phnom. If the waters are high enough, there are some fantastic boat rides from Battambang.

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Phnom Bok - Deserted mountain

by XLH

Just a half hour tuk-tuk ride from Angkor will take you to this seemingly former Khmer Rouge hangout. There is a small village at the foot of the mountain, and the friendly locals prodded us along the right path to the top. It is quite a steep climb, though the incline cannot be compared to the number of steps you have to take - 589! According to the soldiers up there, they claim the numer of steps at 630! Yup, they have soldiers up there, in their uniforms, though i have no idea which army they come from.Up there, you will find the 'brother' temple to Phnom Krom with exactly the same layout, at least according to my Footprint guide. It is the tallest of the 3 temple peaks of Angkor(the others being Phnom Krom and Phnom Bakheng), yet seems to be the least visited. Even our tuktuk driver claims not to have been up here though he's been ferrying people around for the past 3 years! I'd say...

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the virtue of tour operators for countries as C.

by econdra1

next link should take you to a page on the website of a renowned 'alternative' travel organisation in belgium : http://www.joker.be/KHAC.aspxSignificant about this page is that it details the travel itinerary for the Cambodia travel they hold on offer. You do need to understand some dutch, I must say, to read the page...Even more significant is that on the bottom of the page you can read my opinion on this voyage (the text in italics). The case is that I was in Cambodia for three weeks during summer 2005, as a participant in this group travel.Apparently the webeditor found my comment which I marked on an evaluation sheet noteworthy so he included it in the travel description for this year's catalogue.A brief summary for English speakers: organisation xxxxx gave me the opportunity to travel to this country and visit certain places which would have been inaccessible for me as an individual...

Kbal Spean (Rivers of Thousand Lingas)

by muddybok

In native tongue, "Kbal Spean" literally means "the head of the river". Hightlights, - carvings of Buddha, bull & Monkey god (some were chipped off by Khmer Rouge in exchange for $$ & weapons)- Lingas chiseled into the riverbed- Tortoise, crocodile, frog stones in some riverbed basinsExpect:- 12km of dirt-track (i mean really dusty) off Banteay Srei- Extra charges on top of your daily transport charge- Dust, do bring along some surgical mask or breath thought a towel or handkerchief- Tuk-tuk guy to cross sell a ranger service (he probably will get a cut from the service); The ranger service can actually do without. If you do, please negotiate the service before you start hiking the hill- 2km hiking with the 1st km of really rugged trail- Return from the track & don't feel quite worthwhile **- Same amount of dust on your way backWarning- Do not cross any trees Marked with RED Paint. There...

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A sundog!!

by chrissycat

According to the locals, sundog is quite a common phenomenon there, we spotted one during wesak day at 12noon. so look up the sky in mid day and you might just see one. (sundog - rainbow surrounding the sun)

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Wat Thmei – Siem Reap

by ellsasha

The Wat (pagoda) stands side by side with a Buddhist monastery and is across the road from the Pavillon Indochine Hotel. The Wat is also known as the “Killing Fields Pagoda” because it houses a glass sided stupa containing the bones of those who died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge and it also displays some graphically detailed photographs of the atrocities from that time. I interviewed on tape several of the monks living there and was astonished by the good work they do. My main focus was upon the care and shelter they offer HIV/AIDS patients (pts) (the stigma of this disease is strong in Cambodia), at the time of my visit they had 26 pts 14 were HIV positive and 12 had full AIDS. They offer shelter and spiritual support in the living area/hospice built especially for these pts within the monastery grounds; and by their caring example hope to reduce the discrimination that these pts...

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Banteay Samre

by ellsasha

Banteay Samre is a little off the beaten track in that it does not get a lot of visitors. It is located east of the East Baray. The temple was built in the 12 century by Suryavarman II and Yasovarman II and named after the Samre (ancient people of IndoChina). Previously difficult to get to, a good road was being constructed when I was there in January 2006. If you approach the temple from the West you travel down a long causeway flanked by naga balustrades, at the end of which is a staircase with two lions on each side, from there you can get a great view of the single lotus tower. The temple has seen some significant restoration, but the upheaval during the Khmer Rouge days has left its mark by lack of recent maintenance. Inside the inner wall is the towering shrine dedicated to Vishnu, the shrine is surrounded by an inner moat which it seems people must have had to wade through to get...

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