Paradise Hotel Phnom Penh

213 Preah Mornivong, Sangkat Monorom, Khan 7 Makara Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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A travel blog entry by hil-john-quayle

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... temple at the north of the city. There was a sign saying that there was a charge for foreigners only, of $1. We thought this was a little rude, so we snuck in through a side entrance, and when a security man told us we had to pay Hil did some Oscar-worthy acting and convinced him we already had. The temple really wasn't worth a dollar to see anyway!
We sorted our tickets for onward travel the next day, had some tea, and hit the sack.
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Public Bus to Cambodia

A travel blog entry by debsrtwjourney

... at the border that the Cambodians give preference to their own. This was also true in Vietnam at the border as we left it. This group also had the better seats on the public bus. Not unusual by any means but certainly quite blatant.

After checking into our hotel – the Indochine 2 – a couple of us go out to get some local currency and to walk to the temple – Wat Phnom – from which the city ...

A City Rebuilding

A travel blog entry by maryandjeff

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... you could feel her passion and desire to see her country grow stronger. Her designs were beautifully crafted. I purchased a dress but I would have bought more if we were not still travelling.

Our Tuk Tuk driver was another good example of the undefeatable Cambodian human spirit.He was very persistent and pleasant in wanting to drive us around our various sights. He wanted the work to help his family and small children. ...

I made it here safe and sound

A travel blog entry by hayleyo81

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... to hunt for traditional food places and local food stalls. With that i was trying to work out my bearings. I managed to find a great street that had local food so i went to check out the prices. These were much cheaper than the ones along the river front, so i noted and gathered food cards for future reference. Then i stumbled along a 'night' food market called Isome Tom 77 so i decided to eat in the street for my first night. On my plastic table i devoured ...

Familiar Faces

A travel blog entry by sarahandandy

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... when they captured Phnom Penh in 1979, so none of the old buildings remained. It is very peaceful there now, which is nice as it is in reality a graveyard for the 17,000 people who died.

It was gone 1pm when we jumped in our tuk-tuk, which took us back to the city. We grabbed some lunch at a local restaurant; Sarah had chicken noodles and Andy tried a Cambodian dish called Lok-Lak, which was very tasty. We each paid $2 to visit the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, also ...