Phnom Penh Travel Blogs - Page 4

Arriving in the capital city of Cambodia without preparation came as a bit of a shock, but one I think we dealt with pretty well. After finding some pretty decent accommodation on the lake front, we spent our first day getting our bearings in a city that could match Bangkok for heat, commotio…

We started this morning by visiting Choeung Ek Memorial (The Killing Fields). These were created and used from 1975-1979 when the Khmer Rouge, under the leadership of Pol Pot, controlled Cambodia. He evacuated the cities, forcing people to work farms, and the old, sick or educated were all execu…

Tuol Sleng (S-21) - I have other photos, photos of photos, but I don't think they are 'family-friendly'. Tortured people, skulls & bones, mostly-dead people lying on stretchers...... Could be more horrific, but I'm not sure if this website would feel they are appropriate viewing. I don't know. …

Dark tourism is a strange thing. Going to places associated with death and mass destruction seems to carry a morbid fascination with it, and it is made even worse when sites such as the killing fields, where we went today, have a souvenir shop at the entrance! I can just imagine the conversation. W…

My journey to Phnom Penh was uneventful owing to the fact I took a tourist bus this time around.  Upon landing here, I've done nothing but continue to take in more sights of death and horror.  I think it's time for a break.  Now when I look back on my time lazing about on the beaches…

Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia, too bad that we didn't have plenty of time there nor taking picures of the city. Since we just arrived there after lunch and headed to the Airport to catch 30-min flight to Siem Reap. As any other city in Cambodia, what I notice is that the streets are not nam…

After breakfast we me up with our guide Ran and we went to the Tuol Sleng genocide Museum which is as depressing as it sounds. The former school became S21 prison and re-education facility during Pol Pots regime, with plenty of graphic pictures and explanations by our guide as went along. After…

Today instead of just being lazy and not doing too much (due to my cold) Ben suggested going to the shooting range. Its not really my cup of tea to enjoy acting like Rambo, but I had seen much of what Phnom Penh had to offer so I agreed to join him. Ben is very much into his guns coming from a rura…

and i got sunburned... really bad even. it is very embarrassing, after 7 months this should not happen any more. to my excuse it didn't take long and i'm sweating sunscreen out faster than i can apply it in this heat anyway, so i'm walking around with a bright red head at the moment and i d…

Before I get to Phonm Penh, we stopped at a small little town called Chau Doc. This is basically just a transit town for those crossing into Cambodia. However it was actually a lot of fun. We hired some motorbike drivers who took us into the nearby Mountain to watch sunset. On the way we got a real…

3 days in amazing Siem Reap + 3 days in chaotic Phnom Penh + 2 days in relaxing Sihanoukville = 8 days of fun, cultural, and education trip.

LOADS of sight-seeing today, unbelievably I took over 200 photos and had seen 4 major sights before midday. Helps to get up at 6.15am even though I'm still playing catch-up from yesterday's early start. Anyone who thinks traveling is about lie-ins and late starts is way off! Early bus pick-ups…

Didn't get to spend enough time in Cambodia, I'll have to come back.

My brief visit to Phnom Penh attending the CREDIT microfinance program board meeting. See http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=9 for more information!

We had engaged a taxi at US$47 (after lots of bargaining) with a tour agency to take us to Phnom Penh in the early hours of the morning. The driver had, however, missed his appointed time at 6am and reached at about 645am instead, citing that he had some issues to sort out with another passenger. W…