Sokha Heng Guest House
Travel Blogs from Phnom Penh
Words wouldn't do it justice
The following day began with a problem. A phone call at 7am (so much for our much-anticipated lie-in) to tell us our bus was here. "Bus?" queried a very tired, grumpy and confused traveller.
"Bus to Siem Reap," explained the chirpy receptionist.
"We are booked on for tomorrow,"I sighed, the panic rising in me as I realised we must have …
"Spiders and larvae and crickets... oh my!"
Hello from Cambodia! I am once again back in my favourite country in the world, although Vietnam is now giving it a very close run for its money!
However, in the 8 years since I have been away, Phnom Penh has become almost unrecognisable. There are still glimpses of the ramshackle buildings and makeshift homes that make up my memories of …
I need a PP!!
We took the bus from Saigon, Vietnam and crossed the border to Cambodia arriving in PP. Our room wasn't ready so there was only one thing to do.....beer ;o) There was an Irish Bar next door called Rory's so we stopped in there for a cheeky one!
Had a sad morning visiting S21 and the Killing Fields....no words to describe it. Had a wander …
Phnom Penh-the dusty capital
After spending 4 weeks in Vietnam I was excited to see another country, and travelling via the Mekong into Cambodia the difference was subtle but notable. Almost immediately the amount of people we saw dwindled significantly, in Vietnam it seems every bit of land is occupied and it is always bustling, but during the day parts of Phnom Penh were …
First Day at House of Family!
... 2 teachers there, a blonde lady at the front of the class and a dark haired lady at the back sitting with a girl on her own. So I was just watching to and listening and it was really nice, the group was small but they all seemed really eager and intelligent, they were doing countries and their capital cities. The lady teaching seemed nice and they were all getting up and looking at the map and writing on the board, looked fun! The classroom was sort of outside it was under cover ...