Psar Chaa - Old Market Siem Reap

Today we have hoped off the plane and caught our bus/van to our new apartment called sonalong village when we got to our rooms and lazed around we hoped in the pool and stayed there for a while then we walked into the town Liam tried to bargain and made a beginners mistake after that we went to this place called khmers kitchen for lunch me and Liam …

We arrive at the bus station in Siem Reap at 6am. The bus station is actually a dusty driveway off of a small street about 5km from the city. Luckily our hotel has arranged a pick up for us. They don't come for about half an hour, during which time we have had to brush off about a dozen tuk tuk drivers, even ones telling us that our driver won't be …

We get a taxi share over to Siem Reap, arriving at Angkor Wonder Hostel. Brandon had read about the hostel online and the owner Mr.Whynot. The man himself greets us with a big smile and tells u about the different tours of the Angkor complex we can do.

We drop our things and jump into a tuk tuk over to see the famous temples. Its $20 for a …

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Fredag 3 februarVi begynte dagen tidlig med Angkor Wat. Vi hadde sett de fleste templene dagen før da vi så solnedgangen, så vi gikk rett og slett bare gjennom de vi hadde utforsket. Men etter de store templene så var det bare en stor vei igjen som førte oss veldig langt vekk, der det hadde vært bedre å ta en tuk tuk. Vi fant heller noen aper i …

I had a great time in Phnom Penh, but it was time to move on to the main entries: the temples of Angkor, and Siem Reap is its gateway.
As Angkor Wat is the earthly representation of heaven, Siem Reap is thus the gateway to heaven!

Our hotel in PP booked us on a bus operated by a company called Giant Ibis. Apparently it just started …

Ancient Angkor

And what a seat it is!

The crown jewel of Cambodian history, Angkor Wat (the temple of Angkor) awaits you just a half hour tuk tuk drive outside Siem Reap. Yet ancient Angkor is so much more than this (albeit splendid) wat – at over 400 square kms, this was the centre of the Khmer empire and includes all the …

A bowl of instant noodles with veggies has come, take each cup of coffee and tea as friends of noodles. I am having breaky with a traveler from Australia and he's telling me that he's traveling around Asia about a month, we talked a lot about Bali as well. 08.35am minivan is coming to pick me up. There are two travelers from Australia and Finland …

We like Siem Reap very much indeed. It reminds us of Luang Prabang. It is sunny, a bit rural, has lots to do and has a really nice atmosphere - regardless of the fact that Angkor Wat is just around the corner! A new hotel is cheap and cheerful, but best of all it has a big gangle of 18 year old boys in charge at reception who are very giggley and …

Time has slowly been catching up with us and it's now 30th May and we've enjoyed a few great days in Siem Reap, Cambodia!

Getting here was pretty easy with picturesque scenery and only an 8 hour jaunt down a Cambodian highway, but the Thai/Cambodian border was an interesting experience to say the least, only $20 but you have no choice in …

... was asked (by parents) to learn a different language, thus maximising the family's chances of international connections/ work.   DAY 1- SIEM REAP, PAGODAS, LAKE & FLOATING VILLAGE   Steve & I woke at a sensible time (about 8.30 local ...

... obtain gridlock at rush hour now and there is a constant stream of Korean tour buses blocking the already cluttered streets around Psar Chaa (Old Market).  It's impossible to walk down the street without being accosted by at least a dozen tuktuk or ...

... , as we had originally asked for. We learned our lesson on this one! Finally feeling at ease in Cambodia, we enjoyed our last day in Siem Reap eating, shopping, and interacting with the locals, especially the kids. We said goodbye to Siem Reap with ...

... to Angkor Wat. Before visiting the ancient city of Angkor, however, we had a day spare to check out the slightly more modern Siem Reap city, and found to be surprisingly charming. Siem Reap means 'Siamese defeated' - the name the Khmers gave it when they ...

... . This is truly a rusty, dusty Third World government-run hospital --- situated directly across from the tourist market, Psar Chaa. what a juxtaposition! After the word "Dollar" was bantered between the woman and Sarun, who was magnificent in ...

... . This has got to be one of the greatest service experiences of my life! John dropped me off at 6:02 at Psar Chaa, the old central market in Siem Reap. I bought $70 worth of souvenirs – a model of Angkor Wat, a carving of one of the Bayon faces, ...

... , and choose an awesome double room with aircon and a balcony, and free wi fi. $20 a night. We have survived the Bangkok to Siem Reap bus scam, without going crazy. Though I did lose my temper once or twice at the brazen cons on offer. It only cost me ...

... started the day by using the roof top gym & then wondered around getting our bearings, walking round the old markets & river & Psar Chaa area.     The rain is now just in showers & the rest of the time it's nice & ...

... , Royal palace, Baphuon, Terrace of the Elephants and Terrace of the Leper King). Afternoon: Angkor Wat. Sunset in the Mountain Bakend with views over temple. Passejar pel Psar Chaa (Old market): everything you want to buy in cambodia. Sopar per ...

... fiery hoop i now posses. Siem Reap town is great to be in at night with most of the bars and restaurants in the Psar Chaa area....eating and drinking is cheap with snake and crocodile on most of the menus.... delicious!! Anyway onto the pics......enjoy. ...