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From dusk till dawn Phnom Penh
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...
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Your bag is your life Phnom Penh
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...
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"Corruption" Phnom Penh
5 Reviews 'Be very careful in Phomh Penh. At daytime I was invited home by "'Filipinos'' visiting their ''uncle'' , because the 'sister'' was supposed to go to my country and they wanted some information. They...
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Dangerous Driving Phnom Penh
5 Reviews Motorbikes (but not self-drive cars) are available for rent, however Phnom Penh traffic is chaotic and dangerous even by Asian standards. Motorbike-taxis (motos) are everywhere and will take you...
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Landmines Phnom Penh
4 Reviews Although Phnom Penh is relatively safe from landmines, the rural areas are not. Make sure you stay on well marked paths for this is one country that you should not be adventurous and explore hidden...
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Climate Phnom Penh
2 Reviews On the boat from Siem Reap I had to do all the journey on the roof, under the bright sun. I didn't care taking sun lotion with me, as I am used to the sun and don't really care much about that. But 5...
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Land Mines do still exist in Cambodia and in tragically large quantities. Very seldom in the piopulated towns but in rural areas they are quite common. If you venture out into these areas, please be wise enough to stick the well made paths if available
Traffic signs are for ornamentation only. Because of the chaotic nature of the main towns eg. Phnom Penh , the trafic can be quite bad and unfortunetly i saw several motorcycle accidents including one fatal. The where not preety. Most people dont wear helmets making them very vulnerable.
Unlike many other destinations I had to closely watch my bike in Cambodia..Unfortunately, my experience tells me not to let your bike too much unattended. Some parts of my bikes were broken as it was in the hall of a hotel and some parts were stolen at the airport.....No matter how angry the hotel employees are I've always took my bike into my room as I did not believe the safety conditions high enough and I did not want to take more chances...Sad but too real.
Dear CyclistsAs soon as you whant to ride off the beaten tracks, you will hit some laterite road.LATERITE is a sort of dirt that can become hell according to different aspects and weather conditions.So get a load of this1/ Compacted, wet laterite: this is the BLACK ICE of southeast asia !!!! Even 4WD have some troubles at high speed. It is so slippery !!2/ Not compacted and wet: Probably the worst conditions to ride (if you can). The dirt glues onto your wheels until it becomes a compact cement that literally stuck the wheels of your bike. It is even difficult to get it off by hand !!! A nightmare (I don't have a photo of this cos I was too pissed off to take on !!!!!!)3/ Compacted and dry: Watch out for the overtaking car that make massive clouds of dustConclusion: You can't win against laterite !!! LOL
Never believe what people say about the road conditions to where you want to go. The taxis will certainly lie to you in order to make you use there car instead of your bike.The other don't have a clue but they have an opinion !!!!!Just have a go and turn back if it is too awful !!!See that guy on the photo with his taxi...well, he bloody lied to me !! I could have cycled!!!!!
Tourists, especially those coming on the Khao San Road buses are being told they must change as much as $100 US into riel and are being given only 3400 riel to the dollar (the corrrect exchange rate is about 4000). This is a complete scam. There is no law that says you have to change any money on arrival in Cambodia (or in Sisophon) and certainly not at a rate that scams you for about $15. Whatever you might need to change you can do in Siem Reap at any number of locations at correct rates.(Don't vote for this tip, I took it from talesofasia.com, because I think it is important to know.)
there are a lot of beggers in this counrty, children learn from day one how to beg and learn english frases as one picture one dollar, parents are useing thei're children to get more moneyall the guesthouses will lie to u about how everything is nore expensive in the other plases ans they might say something like the restaurant over there closes at eigth thirty, but it offen doesn't...on the way to siem reap the drivers will use longer time so when you get to the city its so late that everything is closed so you have to stay in they're friends guesthouse....
In many countries in Asia there is illegal logging going on, especialy the poorest countries. The logs often go to the richer neighbouring countries who stopped the logging in their own country. I am not going to accuse any countries here but some of the 'victum'-countries are Cambodia, Myanmar and Indonesia, where forrests and jungles are being destroyed. This also affects the animals who live in these places. In Phnom Penh is an NGO called Save Cambodia's Wildlife, they try hard to educate the cambodians in what they can do to save the forrests and jungles.If you want to learn more about illegal logging please visit the website listed below.
Any decent guide book on Cambodia will undoubtedly warn you not to drink any non-bottled water or anything with ice from an unknown source. With Cambodia being one of the poorest and least developed countries on earth, lying in a tropical area known for its many strange and deadly diseases, I would say that this is sound advice. Nonetheless, I am typically quite brave (read as 'stupid') and decided to drink some fresh sugarcane juice with ice of dubious origin in it, which I bought from a street vendor in Angkor Thom. And the result... well, I was fine, no ill effects whatsoever. I also ate some local food from a less than hygenic looking stall at the Siem Reap central market, and again escaped unscathed.But that doesn't excuse the rest of you! Follow my words and not my deeds, for some day my brazen arrogance will catch up with me. It's only a matter of time.
There are 4 seasons in Cambodia. Sept-Oct are cool and wet. Nov-Feb are cool and dry. Mar-May are hot and dry and Jun-Aug are hot and wet. The most the temperature will be is around 35C and it will only probably get as low as 20C. Monsoon time is between June and October when it is usually clear in the mornings and raining for 1 to 3 hours in the afternoon. Make sure if you go in the hotter months that you carry water to rehydrate yourself.
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...
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