A Trip to Cambodia

A Trip to Cambodia A Journey of a backpacker, from Sep 27 – Oct 8, 2009 Tyler Xing (CNBorn) cnborn.net Twitter: @CNBorn Revision 1

CAUSE OpenParty 'Happy Carnival' in December, 2008 A Topic called - 'Traveling Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam using only 10, 000 RMB. Which Inspired me a lot. I may not have the time for three of them, how about only one?

Status Final Plan is made since August, 2009 One Person, a solo Backpacker

FIRST STEP Visa is very easy to get - $20 (e-Visa avaliable) Flight Ticket: Non-Holiday tickets are way too cheap compare to Holiday ones. Book the Guest house one month ahead, via hostels.com (You can also book them via many Chinese sites.) Prepared with Cash, in US dollars.

PLAN PHNOM PENH → SIEM REAP (ANGKOR) → BATTAMBANG → PHNOM PENH

Phnom Penh You can have a walking Tour around the city (red line indicates the route I walked in a whole day) Interesting Places: ●Royal Palace ●National Museum ●Wat Phnom ●Tonle Sap River Bank ●Central Market

TUK-TUK

Phnom Penh – Royal Palace ● OPENS 8:00-11:00 AM 2:00-16:00 PM ● IT IS BETTER TO GET THERE VERY EARLY

IN A HURRY PLACES IN Phnom Penh you may could ignore: Killing Field – Recommended by LOTS of Tuk- Tuk drivers but it is far and not so many to see.

NATIONAL MUSEUM IN PHNOM PENH, JUST AROUND THE CORNER OF ROYAL PLACE RECOMMENDED TO GO THERE BY NOON BEAUTIFUL GARDEN!

WALK, WALK, WALK ● (TILL YOU ARE REALLY TIRED) ● BEST WAY TO FEEL AND GET INTO THE CITY

Safety Tips KEEP IT UP IN YOUR MIND TUKTUK is SAFER than MOTOR Oversea Traveling Insurance Using Twitter! - Tweet everyday, people will watch you

HEADING TO SIEM REAP ● Heading to the Ancient Capital City of Khmer ● BY BOAT (EXPENSIVE, LONGER TIME) ● BY BUS BELOW $10

Siem Reap & Angkor Area Above yellow box indicates the main Angkor Area, not including Banteay Srei, Kbal Spean, Roluos and Beng Mealea. City!

st 1 Day in Siem Reap THINGS TO DO (I felt time was so limited later on) BUY TICKET GO SEE SUNSET GO TO BED EARLY, GO TO SEE SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING

“DRY, Please” WEATHER IN RAINNING SEASON MIGHT BE HORRIABLE WHAT YOU NEED: PLASTIC, PLASTIC, PLASTIC (BAGS) TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAMERA MORE THAN ONE PAIR OF SHOES BE CAREFUL!

Angkor Wat

Angkor Gates

CHOU SAY TEVODA

Phnom Bakheng

Ta Keo

Ta Phnom

BANTEAY KDEI

END OF A FRASTRATING DAY

Kbal Spean

Banteay Srei

Pre Rup MY FAVORITE

Angkor Thom

Ta Som

Preah Neak Pean

Preah Khan (Angkor)

BENG MEALEA

Other things in Siem Reap

BEST SHOPPING PLACE IN SIEM REAP ANGKOR NIGHT MARKET

Tips for Traveling alone. ● 5 min CheckList ● Fighting with limited resources: time, money, battery... Keep organized.

HEADING TO BATTAMBANG

Battambang Stayed there for 3 days

Battambang ● Day 1

Wat Ek Phnom

TIPS ABOUT ATM DRAW ENOUGH MONEY AT ONE TIME! EXCHANGE FARE IS NOT A SMALL MOUNT MAKE SURE YOUR CREDIT CARD CAN DRAW CASH FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

Phnom Penh , Again

DON'T BE MISTAKEN, THIS IS NOT PORN...

Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh

Aw'-Kun SHOP+HELP, Phnom Penh

Statistics in Cambodia ● Food ● Decent Restaurant - $10-15/per person ● Meal in Normal Restaurant - $5-7 ● On Street - $1-3/per person ● Hostels ● Room with Air-Condition & hot water - $10-15 ● Transport ● TukTuk - $2~3 for a ride, $15 for a big ride of sth. ● Ticket ● Angkor - $20, $40, $60 for 1-day, 3-days, 7-days

FINANCIAL ● Total Expense ● Around 8K RMB, Including flight ticket(4k)

HOW? ● Solo Backpacker, great way to discover a country. ● Two people as a group is also a very good choice. (especially for girls) ● Better control of expense & more safe

MY IDEAS OF TRAVELING ● GETTING TO KNOW THE LOCAL PEOPLE ● TRY TO FEEL THEIR LIFE ● NO JUST SEEKING THE COMFORTABLE

FOR MORE BEAUTIFUL PICTURES ● Please refers to: ● Cambodia – Before, After by Zender – http://is.gd/4IfuN ● Cambodia – More than Temples – http://is.gd/4IgfZ ● 3-Day trip to Siem Reap – http://is.gd/4Ig9n

For More Information from Books: ● Lonely Planet, Cambodia ● Ancient Angkor ● 真臘風土記校注

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A Trip to Cambodia

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