 Siem Reap, Cambodia travel tales
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| L Truelove |
01 January 2004 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Really enjoyed the charm of Siem Reap. The cafes Red Piano and Soup Dragon never failed to satisfy!
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| C Basham |
01 January 2004 |
Stayed at Sofitel Royal Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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FCC is a decent restaurant with some good shops and bar area too. Visiting Ankor Artisan is a must - you are given a quick tour of the workshops where young people are trained for a year before then going to help with conservation on sites. The shop sells wonderful silks and bas-reliefs etc, all the money goes to conservation.
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| R Chesney |
30 December 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Saphir Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Recommend mount everest for indian food. Bayon for thai food. Lotus for different types of food. Run by belgian. Buy silk products from old market. Cheaper than in thailand. Angkor wat is immense. A lot of walking and climbing stairs and hills. Get up at 5:30 to get to angkor wat for picture of sunrise of angkor. $40 for 3-day pass to angkor. Worth it. Try and find a good guide beforehand.
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| T Martin |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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The hotel staff arranged an outstanding guide and driver for us for our visits to the Khmer empire ruins. Our guide's name was Pohny.
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| T Tubb |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Mysteres d' Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Brilliant place - FCC great for 'Western' drinks and food in a beautiful large French colonial building if you need a break from SE Asian food! Tuk tuk hired for the day to go round temples for $8 - bargain!
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| E Perry |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Siem Reap and the temples are fantastic. I would happily have spent more than 3 days there. We didn't hire a driver so we didn't go to any of the further away temples, but we walked and cycled and took our time enjoying the scenery and forest rather than charging about all over the place. Cycling is great - we managed to get mountain bikes which made it lovely. We also walked around the walls of Angkor Thom - you don't see any temples but the remains of the city walls are intact and it's a lovely peaceful walk. We left on the boat to Battambang-a 7 hour trip in the dry season.
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| J Dinsmore |
26 December 2003 |
Stayed at Bopha Angkor - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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We were quite surprised at how "expensive" Siem Reap was given the general poverty of the country. We rented a car and driver ($20/day), had a guide ($20/day), paid $40 each for a 3-day pass to the temples, paid $15 each for the floating village boat tour on Tonle Sap Lake and paid a departure tax of $15 each. The food was quite inexpensive and we highly recommend the restaurant at the Bopha Angkor Hotel.
We could have cut our expenses way down had we taken tuk-tuks and walked around the temples on our own with a guide book. We were pleased with our hotel but again there are many less expensive guesthouses available. You do not need to exchange any money but remember to bring American dollars (not ripped) and lots of $1 bills. Even out in the countryside, dollars seem to be used interchangably with Riel. Oh yes! The entry visa was $20 each and requires one photo.
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| M Fung |
23 December 2003 |
Stayed at Passaggio Boutique Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Go to the Cambodian place to the left of the Red Piano. Good local food at local prices.
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| H Jumahat |
06 December 2003 |
Stayed at Ta Prohm - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Located close to market, shops, restaurants, try Taj Mahal and Everest halal Indian restaurants.
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| J Olesen |
06 December 2003 |
Stayed at Angkor Village Hotel - Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Cafe Indochine is a newly opened restaurant in Siem Riep in an old wooden house. The setting is delightful and the food good. However, the owner is French and studiously avoided us until it came time to pay the bill. When we spoke to him in French he was very surprised and said he hadn't come over earlier because he thought we were American! We are not American (or French!) and it is a pity his attitude is such.
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