The Frangipani Villa - 90s Hotel Phnom Penh
#25, Street 71 Phnom Penh, 12300, Cambodia
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Millionaires no more
We had another big travel day in route to Cambodia and leaving behind our millionaire status (20,000 dongs to US $1). We flew from Danang to HCMC. At HCMC we felt like Amazing Race contestants as we figured out the city maps and bus routes to get the next leg a bus to Phnom Penh.
We've found the tourism industry to be very deceitful in …
PP on speed in a slow tuk tuk
We only have a half a day before moving in from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap so we hire a tuk tuk for the day and off we go. Its Kai's first tuk tuk/rickshaw type vehicle and seeing so much poverty (which to me was similar to Mumbai and other Indian cities).
With our tuk tuk we checked out the Grand Palace and drove 17km out to the Killing …
A Short Break in Cambodia
CENTRAL MARKET
Came to Cambodia on a whim (and a great promo fare). Spent the morning exploring the central market. An interesting piece of architecture with four arms meeting in a central dome. It also has the very unusual feature of disorienting the shopper upon entry. I spent an hour wandering around the market, never quite sure where I was …
A birthday to remember!
We got up early and boarded our 'limousine bus' from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. The journey was fine, hours of Mr Bean DVDs (a firm favourite with Cambodians) kept us and the rest of the bus amused! The bus drivers here beep their horn every few seconds, we can’t quite figure out why, but it seems to be to warn anything and anyone of their …
Temples and Landmines in Siem Reap
I arrived yesterday afternoon and met Robert, a Peace Corp Volunteer who teaches 10th grade in Battenbang. Robert had recently sent an inquiry to OLPC asking how one start's a new XO laptop project. Since I was going to be in the neighborhood anyway, we arranged to meet. From Robert I learned that in Cambodia there are primary schools in most …
This villa was formerly known as: Frangipani Villas



