Well worth a visit when in Phomh Penh,the palace and gardens are amazing but try and get here early as you can as it gets busy and very hot later in the day.
The Royal Palace was constructed over a... more
There used to be a orchard and a Chinese graveyard. The place is located about 17 km south of Phnom Penh. Nowadays it is the best-known and one of the most visited of the sites known as The Killing... more
I feel great sad and sorrow for all victims of this the most cruel, inexcusable and unforgivable human's action, murder of own fellow citizens. There are not exact figures how many were tortured and... more
The National Museum (Sala Rachana) is a nice place to visit, there more than 10 000 of objects telling Cambodian story from the 4th -13th centuries and it's the largest museum of history in Cambodia.... more
Wat Phnom (The Mountain Pagoda in Eglish, because it is on the only hill of Phnom Penh) is a Buddhist temple (wat). It was built in 1373 and stands 27 meters above the ground. It is the tallest... more
As all around in Asia, one of the best places to visit is local market. As coming from a grey and sterile country, I am always, again and again, surprised about the amount of stuff I never knew exist,... more
The Silver Pagoda is located on the North side of the Royal Palace complex. The official name is Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot, but is called the Silver Pagoda because the floor is covered with 5,329... more
The Independence Monument (Vimean Ekareach) was inaugurated on November 9, 1962 to celebrate the independence from the French in 1953, but now also serving as a cenotaph to Cambodia’s war dead. The... more
When you visit Wat Onualom, don't forget to wall around their alleys. There are many local residents and monks live inside the compound. The houses inside the compound comes with different... more
They are popular with some visitors. Local tourist boats are available for hire on the riverfront in Phnom Penh and can usually be arranged on the spot for between USD10 and USD20 an hour, depending... more
You can spend a few hours wandering around the Russian Market buying souvenirs. I settled for 6 silk shirts and some well carved wooden items, but unfortunately the silk shirts were of inferior... more
A Frizz Restaurant web page has an interesting discussion of the French Colonial architecture in Phnom Penh. It talks about the famous rococo palace "fixer-upper" that I used in my introduction. The... more
This is one of the most beautiful river walks in phnom Penh because it is facing the Royal Palace. There are palm trees along the river walk and a yellow building as a restaurants serving Chinese... more
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument is located on streets between Street 7 and Sothearos Blvd. It was built in the late 1970s by the communist regime that took power after the Cambodian-Vietnamese... more
Outside Phnom Penh you can visit small villages where traditional crafts like weaving are still carried out.
The workshop is usually underneath the houses and several ladies will work there... more
The Cambodian Performing Arts Center in Phnom Penh is a small traditional dance school that welcomes visitors to watch the young students in training. When visitors arrive the students will usually... more
Koch Pich (Diamond Island) is a large Island in Phnom Penh and it is developing quickly. New project for apartments are ongoing and they are building even... more
I did a full day cooking course here, it was fun, friendly and just fantastic - learnt heaps.Started with a trip to the market to have ingredients explained,... more
Southwest of the Wat Phnom you’ll find a small square with a 2.7-meter high statue of Yeah Penh (grandmother Penh). Yeah Penh is said to be the founder of Wat... more
Preah Sisovath Street is where the major hotels are located like the Hotel Cambodiana, Hotel Pool, Imperial Garden Villa and etc. Most of these luxury hotels... more
Samdach Hun Sen is the current Cambodia Prime Minister. The park is named after the Prime Minister. During my visit, I could sense that this area will be a... more
Samdch Chuon Nath is a highly respected Cambodia Scholar of Buddhist and humanism. He was born on March 11 1883 from a small village, Kampong Speun Province.... more
To fully see and understand the Khmer Rouge Genocide of 1975-1979, you need to visit prison S-21. It is estimated that up to 20% of all Khmers (the single race... more
Phnom Penh Railway Station is located northeast of the city, on Monivong Blvd. This colonial style architectural building was painted yellow based on some of... more
Norodom Blvd is another city main street that connects between north and south. I walked from Independence Monument roundabout to Wat Phnom roundabout by... more
Phnom Penh offers a chaotic sensory assault with its odd mix of gentle Asian beauty and raucous Wild West sensibilities. From the clandestine tourist areas to the squalor of its backstreets, one is......
You can sit in the Foreign Correspondants Club, look out over the Tonle Sap river and think all is well.
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Gary lived in Cambodia for a year back in the early nineties. So many many years later in 2005 it was time to go back. That was my first visit.
Since then we have been to Cambodia many many times, it...
Phnom Penh is named after the temple, Wat Phnom Daun Penh which was built after a wealthy widow Daun Penh found a hollow Koki tree with 4 Buddha statues inside it . She originally built a small temple...
Marc had been talking about Vietnam and Cambodia ever since we canceled Venezuela but as we looked into last minute flights it just didn’t seem financially possible. So we concentrated our efforts...
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