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Friendly people, amazing sights and good value
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Too dusty
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Cambodian people with good hearts and forgiving ones at that!
94 Reviews PHNOM PENH This really attractive Palace was a must to visit while staying here in Phnom Penh. Located close by the river on Samdech Sothearos Boulevarde immediately noticeable is the traditional Kmer styled roof with its ornate golded guilding. Outside in thier small guardhouses stand at attention...
62 Reviews Between 1975 and 1978, about 17,000 men, women, children and infants who had been detained and tortured at S-21 were transported to the extermination camp of Choeung Ek. They were often bludgeoned to death to avoid wasting precious bullets. The remains of 8985 people, many of whom were bound and...
9 Reviews and 371 Opinions Raffles Hotel Le Royal is the premier hotel in Phnom Penh. The hotel was first established in 1929...
7 Reviews and 177 Opinions Spent 2 1/2 weeks there this summer on business. The rooms are average and the decor is a tad...
FCC (Foreign Correspondent Club)
20 Reviews The Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) is open to everyone. It has a very elegant British colonial charm and offers (almost) unlimited possibilities to eat, drink, chat, and meet. Everything was delicious!
10 Reviews If you're in Phnom Penh, I suggest you go eat here. It's not only nicely decorated, and nice food, but it's also a great initiative. Children from the street can go to school, and can learn in the restaurant how to cook and how to serve, so they can get a decent job when they are older.
FCC (Foreign Correspondent Club)
8 Reviews The FCC is extremely popular with tourists and ex-pats alike, and although it has a great location with a fantastic rooftop bar offering great views, it wasn’t the place for us. The drinks were overpriced. The food was inauthentic. Although it wasn’t our kind of place I can see how it is a popular...
7 Reviews Last Saturday night, it was just packed. Good music, good crowd and reasonably priced drinks. Went with a group of friends, and spent a bit of time in the quieter upstairs bar overlooking the dancefloor which is good for people watching, then back down into the western & local crowd. none
58 Reviews Several bus companies provide transportation from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The Mekong Express Limousine Bus is one of the better ones. It is about a 6-hour trip including a 15-30 minute stop in Kompong Thom. Departure times are now 07:30, 08:30, 12:30 and 14:25 daily (the sign in the picture is...
28 Reviews Before I start this tip, I would like to say that I don't want any mails or comments from self-righteous people telling me I should appreciate the local customs etc. - I do. The standard modes of transport in Phnom Penh are the tuk-tuk, ubiquitous throughout Southeast Asia, and the motodop. The...
19 Reviews More commonly referred by foreigners as Russian market. It was where Russians shopped during the 1980s. Best place in town for souvenirs and clothes shopping. It has a large range of real and fake antiquities, including miniature Buddhas, wood carvings, betel-nut boxes, silk, silver jewellery,...
19 Reviews Central Market (Phsar Thmei, which means New Market) is on the corner of Street 67 & Street 136. The building these markets are in is a landmark in Phnom Penh due to their unique style. The vaulted ceiling up to 30 metres in places give the place a spacious feeling, so walking around in here is...
11 Reviews Opposite the Royal Palace along the river is this small shrine which seemed to have some kind of ceremony happening when I was there. You'll also find people selling flowers, birds (which I think are said to bring good luck/your wishes come true when you let them go), and street hawkers.
8 Reviews A bit tipsi after hitting the bars on 104th and 136th St., it was about 1:30 am, I got into a moto to go back to my hotel. After I told the driver the name of my hotel, a popular hotel he should have known, he made motions that he didn't understand or did not know where my hotel was. He also seemed...
5 Reviews Be careful with purses and bags that hang over your shoulder even in broad daylight. Thieves on motorbike will drive by and grab anything that is dangling on you. Keep important articles securely fastened to your body or out of view.
2 Reviews When you arrive at the airport you will be approached by taxi drivers who will try to rip you off. Remember, you can get a tuk tuk to take you anywhere you want for a full day for 15$, don't pay anything more, you will get offers to take you here or there for 30$ and on up, don't agree, shop around...
5 Reviews It is hot in Cambodia. When visiting Siem Reap, wear open, hiking shoes so you can visit as much as you can. You will be tempted to buy a hat if you don't bring one with you. If you ride in motorcycles and you don't like to ruin your hairdo, wear, by all means, a hat.
7 Reviews WHEN TRAVELLING ON DAILY TRIPS I ALWAYS CARRY IN THE TROPICS: A SMALL BACKPACK WITH FOLLOWING ITEMS: PLENTY OF FRESH DRINKING WATER (ALWAYS CHECK THE SEAL ON THE CAP TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS NOT A REFILL: ANOTHER DEFINATE ITEM I CARRY IS A RELIABLE MOSQUITO AND INSECT REPELLANT: GOOD COMFORTABLE...
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 mass genocide that took place here. Between 1975 and 1978, over 17,000 men, women and children were...
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 literally, with the locals. We only had one full day in Phnom Penh and it was the first destination of...
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 speaking English to you and chatting. A lot of Cambodian adults spend their days at work and nights in...
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 of activites here in Phnom Penh. On the large lawn families and friends would lay mats and have...
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Q: Hi! I found Mei Hua Guesthouse and am contemplating whether this is a good place to stay during my trip. It's at 27, Monivong...
A: Lilian, I am not familiar with the Mei Hua Guesthouse; however, my Cambodian friends told me that you need to be a little careful about the neighborhood by the lake. It...
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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......
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You can sit in the Foreign Correspondants Club, look out over the Tonle Sap river and think all is well. . A PROJECT WORTH SUPPORTING: Visual voices from Cambodia The British nonprofit PhotoVoice has...
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Gary lived in Cambodia for a year back in the early nineties. So many many years later it was time to go back. That was my first visit. Since then we have been to Cambodia three times and will no...
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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...
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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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