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RE: Volunteering abroad
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
+There are loads of stray dogs and cats wandering the streets in pretty much anywhere you go, whi...

Re: Eating Spiders in Siem Reap
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 17, 2013
+As a footnote, my Cambodian wife tells me that they were originally consumed as medicine when sh...

RE: Volunteering abroad
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 8, 2013
+No one has mentioned that most of the "orphans" are not orphans at all. They have living parents...

RE: The best way to bank and have access to money SEA?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, May 8, 2013
He was dead, and they were showing his corpse, not enough?

If they were showing his corpse h...

RE: The best way to bank and have access to money SEA?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 28, 2013
Canadia bank in Cambodia doesn't charge for ATM withdrawals. Some banks, like ANZ, charge up to $...

RE: Tourism done badly
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 24, 2013
Reclaiming wetlands: Can be just as good as bad

Nearly the entire capital is reclaimed wetland.

RE: Tourism done badly
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 24, 2013
I am disgusted by this development

Just how is it a "development"? There has been prostituti...

Re: What to bring for Cambodians
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 24, 2013
Bring stuff Cambodians like, for example Range Rovers and Hennessy XO Brandy, or some of your loc...

RE: Tourism done badly
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 21, 2013
+I can't talk currently but from 96-2000 I saw the changes occurring in Cambodia that the author ...

Re: transport in Cambodia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 16, 2013
There is no ferry from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, it's a cigar shaped passenger speedboat, and a wa...

Re: Bicycle in Cambodia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 10, 2013
I wonder now how good bicycles offered in Cambodia are, and how much they cost.

Plenty of sh...

RE: Phu Quoc Hotels and Ferry
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 7, 2013
You can also get a ferry from Ha Tien, which is much closer. You don't need to book in advance.

RE: South from Phnom Penh
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 7, 2013
Beds are available at the ranger station on the mountain top.

I should have mentioned that t...

Re: Finding partner in Chiang Mai
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 7, 2013
There are many divorced women in the West around that age, but in small city Thailand?

Chian...

Re: South from Phnom Penh
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 5, 2013
Bokor National Park One of Cambodia's most enchanting national parks, Bokor is located close to ...

RE: Cambodia: recommended means of payment
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 5, 2013
You can just change it from your country, easier and safer that way.

You can't get Cambodian...

RE: visa from cambodia to thailand
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 5, 2013
As far as I know, Hanno is correct. You only need a visa if you are staying for longer than a month.

RE: Painting Angkor Wat?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 1, 2013
It seems like a good idea, as it looks a bit of a wreck at the moment. They're going to plaster i...

RE: 1 Week in Cambodia
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 1, 2013
It is quite hot in April in Cambodia
It's the hottest month of the year. It's been hitting 38 ...

RE: Cambodia: recommended means of payment
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, Apr 1, 2013
+In the case of Cambodia, I suppose it is a consequence of the country being poor, having a weak ...