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Itiniary……..For full report in click on travel log Days 1-3, Bangkok to Phnom Penh (3 nights stay). Days 4-7, Phnom Penh to Siem Reap (4 nights stay). Day 8, Siem Reap to Bangkok via Poi Pet. Excursions..... Phnom Penh…..(These were by tuk tuk/moto or on foot). Sisowath Quay, Toul Sleng Genocide Museum, The Choeung Ek Genocide Centre, The Royal Palace, The National Museum of Cambodia, King Sihanouk Memorial, Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh Railway Station. Siem Reap........(These were by tuk tuk/moto or on foot). Pub Street, Night Market, In the Park at Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Phimeanakas, Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of the Leper King, Tep Pranam. Other ancient sites, Ta Keo, Ta Phrom, Prasart Kravan, Prasart Angkor Wat. Siem Reap Old Market. Accommodation........ Phnom Penh........Lucky Star Hotel, rating....good apart from location, price $20 (3 nights). Siem Reap........Baca Villa, rating....unrated (refer to travel log), price $20 (2 nights). Siem Reap........Ancient Angkor Villa, rating....excellent, price $20 (2 nights). |
Dining out........ Phnom Penh.....International and Asian food is predominately found along Sisowath Quay and in the new shopping malls. Elsewhere khmer food is distictive in its use of flavours with rice and noodles creating such dishes as amok and lo lak. Many small restaurants do not have menus in English if at all. Siem Reap.....International cuisine is widely available near the Old Market, Pub Street and anywhere where hotels and guesthouses are found. Siem Reap boasts a number of high-class hotels and restaurants. Khmer food is widely available and relatively cheap. Transport used........ Air Asia flight FD2772, Don Meuang International Airport, Bangkok to Phnom Penh 2,805 baht. Phnom Penh Airport to Lucky Star Hotel $5, evening trip to Sisowath Quay $6. Day trip to Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and Choeung Ek Genocide Centre by tuk-tuk $15. Day trips around the city $10. Capitol Tour bus to Siem Reap $7 transport to and from Baca Villa $12, special tour of Angkor Wat Historical Park $20. Local bus to Thai border $7, tuk-tuk to bus station 80 baht, government bus to Suvarnabhumi 205 baht, bus 554 30 baht, taxi 71 baht. Motorbike rental........(none used) Weather (temperatures are approximate)........ Phnom Penh sunny, hot 35c, overcast 30c. Siem Reap sunny or broken cloud 35-40c. |