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- Phnom Penh
- Capital
- Riel (KHR)
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- 12,491,501
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Travel Blogs from Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
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That's Cambodia son.
This is a top pick! ... the British (who trained and equipped the Khmer Rouge) and finally their own people. Yet, where is the hatred here? I didn't find Phnom Pehn to be the 'Heart of Darkness', that place must truly be found in the hearts of those who carry out atrocities and ...
Unexpected Culture Shock in Southeast Asia
This is a top pick! ... , forced to work ridiculously long hours with only rice gruel to eat and often shot on the spot for perceived laziness. In Phnom Pehn, we visited a notorious former prison called S-21 (which actually had been a high school before being appropriated as a ...
Visas and Elephants
This is a top pick! ... Another early start the next day (so much easier when it's warm and you don't have to drive to work) and the bus back to Phnom Pehn, thankfully no problems and no loud karaoke from the on board tv which seems to be so popular here. So back in Phnom Pehn ...
CAMBODIA: Phnom Pehn
This is a top pick! Hello! We are now in Cambodia. We left Saigon (Ho Chi Min) on Wednesday at about 1.30pm and arrived in Phnom Pehn at about 9pm, after a very peaceful bus journey. Hurrah. TUESDAY Lizzi and I went to the Saigon waterpark with Pete and Victor for a ...
seeing the city
This is a top pick! Hello Didn't do much yesterday, slept in late and then in the afternoon, Victor and I thought it would be a good idea to explore the main city. Realistically, this wouldn't take very long. It isn't that it is small; rather there just isn't much to ...
Village people
This is a top pick! ... bed. What a brilliant day! Tomorrow we're off to see about the English volunteer thing and then we might do some sights in Phnom Pehn. If the week's teaching doesn't come off I'll make my way down to the Thai islands to meet the girls, in ...
Orphanage
This is a top pick! ... . He was a rice farmer, and taught himself English at night. When it was good enough, he left his village and went to Phnom Pehn and worked as a cyclo driver (a push bike with a platform and seat attached at the front, to transport people around in) for 6 ...
Warning, This entry will be graphic...
... definitely be. We spent one day in Siem Reap, and the next morning we took a six hour bus ride to the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Pehn. I doubt all complain about the length of a car ride again! Oh, with your own music, clean seats, ac, smooth roads...I'm ...
Good By Cambodia
... Russian Market. The most unusual thing we saw there was Live Lobsters in the sea food section. Of interest in Phnom Pehn and the other cities we visited, the few intersections that did have street lights, which were few and ...
continue exploring mighty Mekong River!
WOW! Etter 6 timer med baat oppover mekong elva kom vi oss endelig til Kambodsja! Grenseovergangen gikk radig uten noen problemer. Phnom Pehn er en diger by, mange innbyggere, mye trafikk og utrolig bra shopping! Vi fikk se Royal Palace og Killing ...
Leaving Cambodia
Well our last few days in Cambodia saw us travel to Phenom Pehn for a couple of days before leaving for the Vietnam boarder. During our time in PP we visited the killing fields of Pol Pott - an erie view of life not so long ago for the Cambodians, ...
Here we are Cambodia!
Just a quick note on PP -- but I think I wrote enough today (trying to play catch-up) PP's charm is in the french colonial architecture, scattered around. The riverfront is loaded with tourists, and we found the FCC (Foreign Correspondents Club) and ...
Siem Reap to pnohm Pehn Map Pin Only
... Siem Riep for a couple of days which was quite pleasant but decided to head back to Bangkok early. We had to return to Phnom Pehn as we had prebooked flights. We changed the dates simply enough but if your traveling you will probably know that you should ...
Morning in Phenom Pehn
I did not sleep well last night so I finally gave up and got up about 5 am . . . probably midnight in Alaska . ..and I am still on some odd clock. I watched as the city came to life. All of the took took taxi drivers (bicycle and motorcyles) who slept ...
Back to Phnom Pehn
Well we made our way back to Phnom Pehn and arrived here about 2:00pm. Our driver spoke very little english, but we managed to communicate. We stopped a few times to stretch, and allow for nature to call. On one of our stops our driver ...
On assignment with Sangster in Cambodia
... there were no students on cmapus- normally there are 300-400 students- getting a free education in managment or agriculture-considering Cambodia is one of the poorest places in the world and is certianly one of the poorest countries I have traveled to- ...
Off to Cambodia
... for 3 weeks I will miss the place and will definitely be going back. We took a bus from HCMC to the Cambodian capital Phnom Pehn. We arrived in the city somewhat drained after our journey we were accosted by 100 taxi drivers, guest house owners, shoe ...
The Killing Fields...
... oil, maybe something would have been done. I went to the Killing Fields memorial via motorbike a few kilometers outside of Phnom Pehn. Ironically the setting for much of their torture was in beautiful countryside. The memorial looked like just another ...
Yes we're still alive.... and in Phnom Pehn
... to stay stocked up on bits and pieces and loads of DVD and computer stores. On Saturday we have bus tickets booked for Siem Reap so we will be heading off then... all going to plan. PS - the photo's from Phnom Pehn will be up ...
Flying solo...
... and how destructive they can be, alot of the time injuring or killing children who are playing in fields and stuff. Then I went to Phnom Pehn, the capital city. There I went to the Killing Fields and a place called S-21, which was an old school that ...
Siagon to Pnohm Pehn via The Mekong Delta
This was definitely the way to cross the border we had a great trip and met two lovely young girls Amy and Emily and we teamed up for a few days which turned out really well. We think the photos can tell you more than we can about the location so ...
Killing Fields
... and the intimacy of the murders, because of both his methods and how he attacked his own kind. He destroyed the society in Cambodia - destroying all schools, hospitals, banks, industry...he burned all the money and set out to kill anyone with any type of ...
Phonm Pehn - and the new......
There are a few observations I have made since arriving in Cambodia having been here 3 days. The people are incredibly friendly, the country is so far completely and utterly flat, and the latest womens fashion seems to be ...
School
... restaurant. They were taught cuisine, customer service, management, etc. The whole place was ran by teenagers from the country side who had come to the city to acquire new skills and work experience. Cambodia was not a vacation, it was an ...
Final Day in Cambodia
I am late with my wrap up of the trip but thought I would show a few shots of interest of the last day and on the way to the airport. I was amused that right on the main tourist drag by the Mekong River between the Internet Cafe's and places to get ...
Last Day in Phnom Pehn
Was glad for another day here in Phnom Pehn, gave us the opportunity to see a few more sites. We visited two museums today, the first was Tuol Sleng (www.bigpond.com.kh/users/dccam.genocide) This is the prison were they took the political ...
Phenom Pehn
Today (Sat 31st) we headed to Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh (PP), this would be our last destination in this country. It took us 6hrs to get to PP, from Shanoukville. The city felt busier than Bangkok and therefore more polluted. There was a lot of ...
Cambodia
... said "Mr. Guzman." Our transportation to the hostal had been taken care of for a pricy amount of 20,000 Riel, $5 USD. Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia, struck us hard or at least, me. As we drove to our hostal and stared at the streets we drove ...
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