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  1. VeryHotChilly avatar

    RE: How to discover Myanmar on dirtbikes

    by VeryHotChilly 16 May 2012

    There is traffic after dark, where do you get these tales from? Just from a Cambodian who rent motorcycles in Phnom Phen. I have alrea…

  2. dogeatinghotchips avatar

    RE: Town near Siem Reap / Battambang for 1 or 2 days

    by dogeatinghotchips 05 May 2012

    How aboutgetting the boat to battambang from SR it a beautiful trip, after time in Battambang head up the road to Sisaphon for thenight…

  3. SpaceLady avatar

    RE: Phnom Penh to Bangkok by BUS

    by SpaceLady 03 March 2012

    I'm making a note here so i can return to it. I'm about to do this in a few days - though it seems it's 7.5 hrs to Poipet but the canby…

  4. blorg avatar

    RE: Extension of Cambodia tourist visa in Phnom Penh (DIY)

    by blorg 02 March 2012

    I have my own transport so going out there wouldn't be a problem, it only seems to be 10km from the centre. I have DIYed all my visa extensi…

  5. Jeraboa avatar

    RE: Time in Country

    by Jeraboa 19 February 2012

    one month is a good amount of times it allows you to see the main sights Siem Reap, Phnom Penh etc as well as some time off the main tourist…

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    RE: Bangkok to Battambang

    by Jeraboa 19 February 2012

    The last bus from Poipet to Phnom Penh (via Battambang) is around 2pm, after that you could try heading to Sisophon and see if you can…

  7. omarcomedy avatar

    Small motorbike - from Phnom Penh to Anlong Veng and further?

    by omarcomedy 22 January 2012

    Hi, everybody! I'll be in Cambodia for 12 days in February and I'm planning to rent a small motorbike (something like a Honda 125cc)…

  8. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Crossing into Cambodia over land - as dodgy as I read?

    by HenningWessel 18 January 2012

    Get a bus from Morchit to Aranyaprathet. They stop at the bus station. Don't trust anybody on the Thai side, don't buy anything on the…

  9. kalmoffit avatar

    RE: Bangkok to Siem Reap - directions here!

    by kalmoffit 02 January 2012

    The OP has pointed out some of the scams, and fallen for the others. Tuktuk will want 50-80 baht in Aran, no need to pay so much. The…

  10. bigal1 avatar

    RE: Siem Reap to Battambang

    by bigal1 15 November 2011

    If you take the bus or share taxi try and avoid the need to change in Sisophon as last time I was there it was nightmare avoiding the…

  11. Soksabai avatar

    RE: Bantey Chmmar Temple

    by Soksabai 24 September 2011

    I love Banteay Chhmar. It would be a very big detour on your trip but I would be inclined to contact the enterprising Heangangkor as…

  12. Heangangkor avatar

    Re: Bantey Chmmar Temple

    by Heangangkor 20 September 2011

    Hi! If you are leave from Battambang you will via Sisophon(Battambang to Sisophon there are about 75Km) and from Sisophon to Banteay Chhmar…

  13. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Does anyone know a guide & driver from Siem Reap to Koh Ker, & Preah Vihear

    by HenningWessel 09 September 2011

    Won't be easy finding a guide who's been to all three sites. A licensed guide +should+ know about all three sites though. It's part of…

  14. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Does anyone know a guide & driver from Siem Reap to Koh Ker, & Preah Vihear

    by HenningWessel 08 September 2011

    Lots around. Ask your accommodation. Make sure it's a licensed guide, test his English (or whatever language you ant him to speak), make…

  15. kmjmmm avatar

    Does anyone know a guide & driver from Siem Reap to Koh Ker, & Preah Vihear

    by kmjmmm 07 September 2011

    I would like to hire an English speaking guide who can also drive, for about a 5 day trip starting in Siem Reap and traveling first to…

  16. jp_geckozy avatar

    RE: Border crossing from Dak Dam (Moldunkiri) to Bu Drang (Dak Nong)

    by jp_geckozy 19 August 2011

    Great Asian southern dispatch routes(i don't know the correct name in English). I knew that several transportation companies of Japan…

  17. futianne avatar

    Re: Bus from Battambang to Bangkok

    by futianne 03 August 2011

    Topic title is bus from Battambang to Bangkok so I write my experience on July 22, 2011. I bought a bus ticket (Capitol Tours) at the…

  18. Jeraboa avatar

    RE: Poipet to Kampong Thom by bus

    by Jeraboa 13 June 2011

    If you don't mind overnighting in Poipet there is an early morning bus direct to Kompong Cham, which will pass through Kompong Thom so…

  19. claptrap1 avatar

    RE: Oddar Meanchey - getting there, things to do and safety?

    by claptrap1 13 May 2011

    Yes, that's why I was wondering if I should take my own bicycle or if I could hire/borrow one from a guest house. But if part of the trip…

  20. claptrap1 avatar

    RE: Oddar Meanchey - getting there, things to do and safety?

    by claptrap1 12 May 2011

    "In Sisophon you find a motodop to take you to Banteay Chhmar. Local minivans do the trip along the border to O'Smach and then down to…

  21. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Oddar Meanchey - getting there, things to do and safety?

    by HenningWessel 12 May 2011

    You can make it to Sisophon in a day, it's just two hours beyond BTT. Quite a few guest houses there now. +I don't know why it is, but…

  22. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Oddar Meanchey - getting there, things to do and safety?

    by HenningWessel 12 May 2011

    Where are you entering Cambodia from? PP or Siem Reap? Oddar Meanchey is in the northwest. Biggest temple complex is Banteay Chhmar,…

  23. monkgonemad avatar

    RE: Advice for PNH-Ratanakiri-SiemReap-KohKerr-SRP-Poipet

    by monkgonemad 05 May 2011

    Thanks so much... Oh hell sorry, from the airport. Sorya market - is that the one back by Olympic Stadium? My memory is pretty faded.…

  24. amtrakker avatar

    RE: Poipet - Battambang road condition

    by amtrakker 28 March 2011

    Travelled on the highway from Sisophon to Battambang yesterday, and the bus covered the 70 or so km in just over an hour! Far better…

  25. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Poipet - Battambang road condition

    by HenningWessel 27 March 2011

    I'd guess a bus cost max. 5USD, a seat in a taxi the same. 30- 45 minutes to Sisophon, 3 hours more to BTT.

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