Saturday, April 10, 2010

Cambodia highlights

Siem Reap:

favourites: Angkor Wat, Bayon, silk farm, night market, old market, landmine museum
friendly people here, not very agressive
small town, I feel safe and can walk around

things to note:
cost of a tuk tuk: $15USD/d
food: $4/entree
beer 50 cents

Phnom Penh:

favourites: cooking class, stroll along the riverfront, toul sleng museum, massage by a blind person

things to note:
cost of a tuk tuk $4/trip


things I didn't like:
Temperature: 40C, 80% humidity - it's too hot, I'm taking a shower almost 3x a day and you sweat as soon as you get outside

Very aggressive tuk tuk drivers and tour guides. I had quite a few drivers telling me stuff that wasn't true. I went by my guidebook, but they just argued with me that I was wrong, when I was right in the end. The traffic is crazy, almost no rules!

Very large city, I don't feel that safe, always protecting my bag, can't walk around my hotel at night

Very dirty, hazy air.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

A tuk tuk is 15$ per day?! Wow!