Cambodia is a fantastic country, and more importantly Cambodians are extremely nice people. I was amazed how locals were friendly, sociable, and kind, considering their recent country history. I stayed in Cambodia for a week, went through three majors cities; all together it was a cultural, adventurous, and discovering trip. I’ve done things like boat trip in the river, eating exotic food (like really exotic), learning more about the genocide, and of course visiting the famous temples among others things.
I will share my experience with several articles for each city, when the experience itself is too big it will have its own article. Let’s start with where I landed from Singapore, Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia.
I took the daily Singapore – Phnom Penh flight departing at 7:20am so when I landed and reach the hotel I was pretty exhausted. After a long nap, I went outside exploring Phnom Penh.
In Phnom Penh, scooters, motorbikes, and of courses tuk tuk are very popular; you’ll see them everywhere. Then, you need to add Continue reading →
Phnom Penh to Battambang is a short or a long trip depending on which bus you take. Five hours with a coach bus, or 7-8 hours if you take a local bus, which I did (cost: $10). The local bus stops every other hour to drop and pick up people. While it is slightly longer, the trip is more entertaining; during the journey I’ve met Buddhist monks, listen to Cambodia sopra, watch an old Chinese movie with Jackie Chan in his twenties, and even got offered food by the locals.
