Royal Guesthouse Cambodia

... Some of the galleries of pictures of the victims taken by the Kmer Rouge .....go to another one I remember from last time; mothers' guesthouse. Upon my arrival, the chinese lady recongized me and gave me the same room than the last time. Of course, the ...

... owner was at which point his friend said it was because he previously worked at the Royal.  More weirdness surrounding the Royal Guesthouse!  We stopped by the cooking school to confirm our class at which point the owner ranted a little about ...

We arrived in Phnom Penh on August 4 and are staying at the Royal Guesthouse for $15 US a night (7.50 each) This includes a connected bathroom, Cable Tv, and A/C. These are one of the more expensive places to stay but the A/C is definately worth it ...

... Birthday Rach!) - Leave Sihanoukville as we find it (pouring down!) and get to Phnom Penh at 5pm where we check into the Royal Guesthouse then head straight out down to the quayside and eat at a Thai restaurant. Tues 8th July - We take a city tour ...

... (the go-to place for a pub crawl) if your legs are wobbly, about $1 if you bargain well. www.tasomguesthouse.com Phnom Penh Royal Guesthouse: not so good Recommended as a top pick by Lonely Planet's 2009 guidebook, though it remains to be seen why. There ...

... out later the day. Helen and I eventually hired the most persistent driver to take us to our guidebook recommended place, the Royal Guesthouse. As the name suggested, the place was quite nice. High ceilings, tile floors and a balcony made up for ...

... had in jamaica just by being there with me - dreaming together with me of opening our own Italian-Vietnamese-Cambodian-Jamaican guesthouse (i give you 5 years) - trying out several things with me, like going to eat all kind of streetfood, taking the night ...

... in this simultaneously good, bad, and ugly country, I gained a deep admiration and respect for its beauty, the people of Cambodia.  I will take a three-day voyage down the Mekong through the delta into Vietnam next, then kick off my 36th trip ...

... at 8:30am to go get our bus to Phnom Penn. The journey took us about 6 hours as obviously we had to cross the boarder into Cambodia. All was going well until the last part of the journey where we had to get a boat over the river to get to Phnom Penn. It ...

... tragic history but a place you can’t help but admire and the people always have a smile on their face. If I could sum Cambodia in 3 words they would be tragic, remarkable and breath taking. Next 3 days we have booked ourselves on a cruise (I use ...

... s'dei Cambodia! It's going to be a short stay, but hopefully a nice stay in the land of the Khmer. Most of my time in Cambodia will be spent in Siem Reap, home of the majestic Angkor Wat, and its surroundings. I also intend to pay a quick visit to Phnom ...

... we got away from the mayhem of the central market and the backstreets and onto the riverside. Here we were introduced to Cambodia's European side and greeted to an immaculate riverside strip of bars, restaurants, cafes and bakeries. We splashed out on ...

... about 200m away, the only activity around which was kids constantly and happily playing football! Very dangerous(!) We stayed at 'Happy' Guesthouse for just $3 - not the best or biggest of rooms, but the veranda out the back was superb... chilled music, ...

We arrived in Pnomh Penh after a 6 hour bus journey including border crossing from Vietnam. We checked into a place called the Okay Guesthouse, which was recommended to us by 2 girls we met on the beach in Nha Trang. One of the first things we noticed ...

... that we were lied to by the ticketing agent. Nonetheless, we arrived in Phnom Penh pretty much on time. When we got to our guesthouse, our first order of business was to get them to organize our visa to enter Vietnam, again. This would take 3 days, so ...

... with just one and a half hours before five, we jumped in a Tuk-Tuk to find a place to stay. The Royal Palace of Cambodia boasts significantly different architecture than anything we laid eyes on in Vietnam. Elaborate, golden spirals reached for the sky ...

... the following day. It was a proper jungle experience and we stayed there for 3 nights. We just loved the place so much. The guesthouse was appropriately called 'Le Bout Du Monde’ (‘The end of the earth’ in French). The place was run by ...

... whole bunch of street kids some food from a street vendor.  That evening Nicole and I had dinner at a restaurant, relaxed at the guesthouse and played cards with the Swedish girls. I also had a delicious coconut shake - the best one I have had by ...

... info on the temples that I put here:  Good Land Map (scroll all the way down):  www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-siemreap-guide-temples.htm Angkor Thom:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Thom Royal Palace: ...

... scooter or bicycle in another land, it was only every other one! It was already dark when we finally arrived at our next Guesthouse - grandly called the Lakeview Hotel. We were concerned to see that it was situated down a tiny alley which was not even ...

... and coconut) and a few drinks in a couple of the kerbside bars. We were about to call it a night and head back to the guesthouse when we heard people calling our names from across the street. We joined Laura and Joe (who we'd met in Don Det) who were ...