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  1. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Opportunity to travel to Cambodia

    by HenningWessel 19 April 2012

    I usedto hear good things about them but then I read somewhere they'd completely screwed up some housing project near Udong so I'm of…

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    Cambodia Itinerary Advice please (and a travel companion?)

    by Laila_ 24 January 2012

    Hello! I'm 23, female, hoping to go to Cambodia in late Feb/ early March.. I've been looking around online and have come up with this…

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    RE: Cambodia

    by bigal1 06 December 2011

    There are regular buses to Udong it is an easy day trip or you could continue on to to Kampong Chhang to overnight and explore. Going…

  4. tungurahua avatar

    RE: Cambodia

    by tungurahua 04 December 2011

    Here's a few less obvious activities - I'm sure people who actually live there will have more; 1/ Hire a bike. Cross over on the ferry…

  5. euclid avatar

    Transport options to/from Kompong Chhang

    by euclid 16 November 2011

    I'm planning on visiting Kompong Chhang next year getting there from Phnom Penh either by bus or boat. Is it possible to pick up the…

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    RE: trip to cambodia and vietnam

    by volunteer_scounter 05 July 2011

    Phnompenh & surrounding are worth of visit with Wat Ounalom (said it is place which stores Shakyamuni's eyelash -Ounalom), Wat Bodum,…

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    RE: Hiring Taxis for Day Trips Outside Phnom Penh

    by ang40 30 June 2011

    What trips are you looking at? A car can cost you up to $40 for the day depending on where you are wanting to go? We went to Oudong for…

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    Re: mosques in Phnom Penh

    by hankor 23 June 2011

    That one should be easy enough to find, its on St 86 I think, off Monivong Boulevard, in behind the Phnom Penh Hotel. There is only one…

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    Re: Alms Giving

    by hankor 17 June 2011

    +Saw one guy around Kanchanaburi smoking on a mobile phone!+ That wouldn't necessarily mean he was fake. I don't know about Thailand,…

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    Re: Alms Giving

    by hankor 17 June 2011

    Monks wander out from their pagodas every morning, usually pretty early, and stop at various shops and houses along the way. Sometimes…

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    RE: Where to go in Cambodia

    by HenningWessel 16 June 2011

    What you've got looks ok. For Angkor there are 1, 3 and 7 day passes. The three day pass alows you to access Angkor for any 3 days within…

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    RE: YA itinerary sanity check please!

    by HenningWessel 12 June 2011

    Looks good. Go for it. Some questions though. Why stay in Chiang Rai for 4 nights? Why spend the night in Udong? And where? It's a ni…

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    RE: A Month in Phnom Penh?

    by hankor 05 June 2011

    It's very difficult to say, some people get bored after a few days, I've been here for 6 years. It's not the most exciting city in the…

  14. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Phnom Penh to Saigon

    by HenningWessel 04 May 2011

    Depends on what you want to see. The classic tourist sights are Wat Phnom , the National Museum, the Royal Palace. All viewable in half…

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    RE: relaxing getaway in Cambodia

    by head_start 16 April 2011

    you could also try Tonle Bati or Oudong.

  16. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Last Minute trip to Cambodia

    by HenningWessel 08 January 2011

    The most famous sights in PP are the National museum, the Royal Palace and Wat Phnom. IMO the museum is a must, containing all the A-…

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    RE: Accomodation in Phnom Penh

    by HenningWessel 23 December 2010

    On the usual city tours you'll see Wat Phnom, the National Museum and the Royal Palace in the morning. In the afternoon either a combination…

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    RE: bank machines and general tips

    by khufu4 06 October 2010

    Many thanks everyone....AlLostinSpace I will be sure to go to Flamingo for ear and feet :-) and Henning Wessel, how far is it to Udong?…

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    RE: bank machines and general tips

    by HenningWessel 29 September 2010

    If yopu're willing to do a trip out of town have a look at Udong. If you stay in town I recommend a couple of hours at Orussey market.…

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    RE: A DAY IN PHOMN PENH

    by phnom_pencil 14 September 2010

    I've heard about some place 11 km north of the city... Actually, I'll third Udong. You'll love it.

  21. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: A DAY IN PHOMN PENH

    by HenningWessel 07 September 2010

    I'd second Udong or any other 'sight' outside PP, e.g. Tonle Bati, Lovek, Phnom Den or Angkor Borei. Even Kratie is now just 3- 4 hours…

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    RE: A DAY IN PHOMN PENH

    by ang40 07 September 2010

    If you have a car and driver then a trip out to Udong, old capital, would be a great trip.

  23. HenningWessel avatar

    RE: Phnom Penh or not?

    by HenningWessel 25 May 2010

    I'd also cancel S'ville, spend time in PP. Have a quick look at Tuol Sleng but avoid going out to the Killing Fields, nothing there. Check…

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    Re: Sihanoukville to Battambang

    by fmtnic 02 March 2010

    Option 1-Take the Phnom penh bus and get off at the Hwy 51 intersection. Take a moto or taxi north on 51 to Udong (40km). Catch a north…

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    RE: How many days in Phnom Penh?

    by HenningWessel 11 November 2009

    Your stay might be longer than you plan if the Thais close the border. No problem though, plenty to do in Phnom Penh and the rest of…

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