Diamond Hotel Phnom Penh

I touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport at 1615 Cambodian Time which is GMT +7. Such a beautiful airport. Still a lot of greens around the airport with natural lotus lakes just beside the runway. Once I alighted the aircraft and came into the ...

... , I left the baggage at the reception counter and we headed to Surya Supermarket which is the only multi story supermarket in Phnom Penh.  It is located just beside the Central Market, 10 minutes walking time from the hotel that I had stayed.  ...

A brand new day begins in Phnom Penh. I know for a fact that today would be a hectic day as I have many destinations planned for the day. Had breakfast at the hotel at 9am. The breakfast was reasonably good, not the best I had tried among other hotels of ...

From the hotel to the airport, a short distance the roads were slightly jammed, but was clear when we exited the city limits. I arrived at the airport at 1.55 pm.   I was pretty early and the check in counters had not opened yet. Just waited ...

... area. And then, he had also introduced me to this night market.      This night market concept in Phnom Penh is relatively new concept aimed squarely on tourists, offering a wide and varied selection of Cambodian handicrafts ( the same ...

... early to cross the border where we walked across, paid the $20 visa and finished the bus trip to the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. Going into Cambodia, I had a dismal perception of what it would be like, but thankfully, I was pleasantly surprised. Most ...

... full, the driver managed to squeeze another passenger or a huge bag of rice!!! It was getting dark when we got to Phnom Penh and I still had to find my hotel!! The van dropped me off into a sea of tuk tuk drivers more than happy to take me to my hotel and ...

... assistance of a guide because I have done some research on the Angkor prior to this trip. After touring the museum, I left at 3.15 pm to our next destination. Luckily, this time, the rain has substantially reduced and made way for a visit to Wat Phnom. ...

... as a symbol of the Kingdom. It was first established at its present location when the capitol was moved from Oudong to Phnom Penh in 1866 under King Norodom and the French protectorate, though the Palace did not attain its current general form until ...

... . We chose the 1pm bus so as to not have to RUSH to pack in the morning and also so that we would arrive in Phnom Penh around sunset (always a beautiful experience).But the taxi bus picking us up had a flat tyre so we werent picked up until 1.45pm.  ...

... , which was at least more interesting. Lots of houses built on stilts and floating villages - again, 1/3 to ½ had TV antenae. Arrived Phnom Penh at 11.45h. We found our guide amidst the crush of drivers and guest house solicitors; it was all very much ...

... with red chillies on the tarseal - I wonder how many times they get pissed off with busses running them over. We arrived in Phnom Penh early evening after finding ourselves a nice enough Tuk Tuk driver, can't recall his name so we will just call him ...

... , fat, bald westerners with young Cambodian girls The next day we went to Wat Phenom, the main temple and namesake of Phnom Penh.  According to legend, a 14th-century woman named Penh found four sacred Buddhist objects in the nearby river and placed ...

... in to the Hudson in NYC that morning, so confidence was not at an all time high! The flight was fairly uneventful and we landed in Phnom Penh at mid-afternoon where we got our visas. At the exit we were met by a guy from Me Mates Place who took us in his ...

... , with the mountains in the background and lush trees and rice fields in between.   We stay a few blocks from the riverfront in Phnom Penh.  The riverfront is actually a really nice area - but a bit touristy.  No matter, I like this city ...

... , they didn't check the weight on our carry on, which has 7 kilo limit - ours was very heavy. Fast flight BK to Phnom Penh. Having done this before we were fast through immigration. When we walked out there were Samnang and Mony (I'll explain who everyone ...

... upsetting. It makes you put life into perspective when you see sights like this it was horrible. Well we finally got to our hotel in Phnom Penh and we went for lunch and then walked around the markets. The first thing I noticed was the poverty here its ...