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 Phnom Penh, Cambodia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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| S Nair |
10 November 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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An ideal base to visit the palace and other sites. In most instances a taxi is required which costs $5 one way or $7/hour. Be prepared to deal in cash as there are no ATMs in Cambodia and US dollar is the preferred currency even with respect to their own!
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| J Masson (2nd call) |
26 October 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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PP is a very charming and quiet city (if you live in a busy town such as Bangkok) French restaurants are all over, I've tried le Taboo owned by a great and very friendly Cambodian guy, le Tricotin was very tasty too. Trendy places change very quick, just ask the locals.
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| A Matthews |
17 October 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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The newly reconstructed TaTa Restaurant by the Lake on the outskirts of town is well worth visiting.
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| S Belkin |
15 October 2004 |
Stayed at Juliana Hotel - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Make sure your guide takes you across the river at the Japanese bridge to eat at restaurants frequented by Cambodian locals. Food was terrific, ambience was unlike anything I've ever experienced...in a good way! The Genocide Museum was incredibly moving. Since there were vivid pictures of the Killing Fields themselves, you might spare yourself the long and bumpy ride to the Killing Fields outside of town. We were emotionally drained enough at the museum. There is a shooting range about 3 miles past the airport on an army base. I'm not much of a gunslinger, but it was a thrill to fire off an M-16, AK-47, Uzi, etc. Very safe place and helpful and skilled staff---army cadets!
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| B Bullen |
10 October 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Some friends thought I was nuts for going to Phnom Penh. Having been to Siem Reap, I wanted to see the rest of the country. I found it very delighful. Really good restaurants, temples, museums and history. Most of the people speak English and they love talking to Americans. I met some sweet people at that, had stalls in the Scott's market. Of course you can see a lot of poverty. But I think the Cambodian people have a great sense of dignity considering all the've been through. Believe it or not there are a few good dance clubs as well.
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| J Neeley |
28 September 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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I wouldn't recommend that you do a lot of walking in Phnom Penh. Not due to safety issues, but rather the pollution and dust. Taxis are cheap and we never had a driver that didn't speak at least a little English.
Be sure to visit the Royal Palace and if you like markets, the Russian Market is a must.
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| J Avery |
24 September 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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GoldFish restaurant has excellent Khmer food on the river.
The Palace was well worth seeing though the national gallery was very average with little information on the exhibits and little information in English. This is unfortuante as many of the best pieces of Angkor are here.
Tuk Tuk and Moto is best for getting around and hiring a car/Moto for trips to the Killing Fields and S-21 is best and saves the hassle of continously haggling fees.
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| C Mcneur |
23 September 2004 |
Stayed at Inter-Continental Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Certainly the most interesting and horrifying part of a visit to Phnom Penh is a visit to the notorious Killing Fields and the related downtown museum. Unlike many other memorials around the world the Killing Fields still seem to be present day and very visible. In fact so visible that any visitor can view the bits or bone, teeth or clothing protruding from the soil and footpaths at this site. The horror of the Khmer Rouge atrocities is not only available for viewing here but at the downtown location of a former school where many innocent Cambodian and foreign victims were tortured and murdered. The torture rooms as well as the machines for brutality are exhibited along with many very heart wrenching portraits of the former prisoners.
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| D Hagerman |
05 September 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Street 240 is an attractive alternative to the somewhat seedy riverfront area for drinks and dinner. Excellent Khmer food at the pleasant Sugar Palm --- amok, Khmer chicken salad, and green mango salad among other items --- and, if you're tired of Asian food outstanding sandwiches, home-baked bread, housemade ice cream, and other deli items at The Shop (open till 7p only). Street 240 and 178 (next to National Museum) have a lot of interesting shops if you're looking for something other than the usual copies of Angkor-era stone figures, etc.
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| G Brown |
27 August 2004 |
Stayed at Raffles Hotel Le Royal - Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Great little restaurant is Rega's, just near the Holiday International hotel, itself just near the French and British embassies. Enjoy a wonderful three course French meal for just US$5. The chocolate mousse is superb. And a great place for massage is Bliss on Street 240. The treatment rooms are in a stunningly renovated colonial building. Have a steam and plunge in their pool as well. And if you like organza, measure your windows and have curtains made here very cheaply at the Russian market. Organza is a buck fifty a metre and it costs about the same to ask a seamstress to sew curtains to your design.
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