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duckhole
post Jul 5 2014, 01:03 PM

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QUOTE(gaeria84 @ Jul 4 2014, 05:55 PM)
Can I ask how's the weather around late July to early August? Lots of rain?  hmm.gif
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raining season now....

this was yesterday. rain 1 hour already like that... rain continue for another 3 hour, whole town was flooded.

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i am living in cambodia for the past 5 years already, some of the things people tell you here are over exaggerated but yes there are shitty times.

taxi is cheaper than tuk tuks for sure, they go on meters, all of them.

tuk tuk will chop you at every opportunity possible.

if in phnom penh can take taxi to the places of interest, not expensive and 24 hours.

some hotels are shitty and some are cheap and good, depend on which hotel you stay.

how many days will you be in phnom penh? if i am free might be able to bring you to some places to eat.
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post Jul 5 2014, 03:13 PM

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QUOTE(alexcky @ Jul 5 2014, 02:42 PM)
u work there or doing biz?

feel to go there have visit again..the pub girls sure pretty one wub.gif
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doing both, here life more easy and less complicated.
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post Jul 6 2014, 07:58 AM

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QUOTE(vmammoth @ Jul 5 2014, 06:37 PM)
Any good place to cheong?
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QUOTE(gaeria84 @ Jul 5 2014, 06:59 PM)
Oh ok... but if short distance, taxi cheaper or tuktuk cheaper?  hmm.gif
Where indeed?  brows.gif
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short distance taxi also cheaper, taxi charge $1 -2 only for short distance.

tuk tuk see you tourist, they want at least $5

got many places to cheong lo, several places i usually bring my friends go when they do come visit tongue.gif
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post Jul 6 2014, 01:47 PM

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QUOTE(gaeria84 @ Jul 6 2014, 01:27 PM)
Meh, I will just rent a scooter then, but I heard they don't provide helmet  cry.gif
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have la. but can buy own for $2-5 also have,
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post Jul 8 2014, 02:03 PM

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QUOTE(gaeria84 @ Jul 7 2014, 08:57 PM)
What's goretex?  hmm.gif

Where can I find this delicious cambodian pizza?  drool.gif  drool.gif
Hotels got 'surcharge' one..  laugh.gif
How many days?
Not going there for fine dining, but could check it out when I am there  unsure.gif

Guys, will anyone be in Battambang on 31st?  unsure.gif
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no surcharge for taxi, they just help you call only.

QUOTE(gaeria84 @ Jul 8 2014, 01:05 PM)
Cambodia is a safe country, right? sweat.gif
Ok i am tempted drool.gif
Got free apsara dance performance like temple bar?
Oh, i am just there for 3d 2n. Planning to do 3 day angkor tour?
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cambodia is safe for non mat sallehs, cainis, melei, yindian all look like the locals here.

seldom get targeted unless you show off your shinies tongue.gif

you will need 1 full day from morning to night to visit majority of the temples in siem reap, around the angkor wat still got many temples and the old capitol city.

spend 1 more day in the cultural village and other places of interest there lo. cultural village got many shows, big one is before dinner time.
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post Jul 8 2014, 03:02 PM

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QUOTE(manickam123 @ Jul 8 2014, 02:27 PM)
safe my arseee

i went to the beergarden with my msian colleagues..

then somewhere in the night some patrons were angry because they can't get the go go girls they wanted..one idiot lash out his pistol and fired into the air..

me and my pals ducked into the ground !

within seconds it was over..because the dudes fled

in cambodia, for the right price, if you want somebody to disappear..that person will disappear and polis will close one eye.

there was even an article about cambodian models who refuse to date some super rich minister disappear or got murdered in public.
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that was in the old days...

now they still have the pistols but don't simply shoot already, too notorious police always catch the next day. even the prime minister's ex bodyguard leader or something also get caught.

murders and such all is in the old days already, now civilized.

also you are a tourist there, a nobody, nobody want to fucuk with you also... IF you don't find fault with people in the first place.
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post Jul 9 2014, 08:14 AM

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QUOTE(arsengal @ Jul 9 2014, 06:24 AM)
Been to Cambodia last year. It's a great place to visit if you want to learn the history of the nation there, how the Khmer fell by Communists cruelty. I recommend you visit the Killing Field in PP.

Siem Reap is a beautiful place, away from the hassle of the big city. It's peaceful and I travel by bicycle only to discover the whole town. I guess you have planned all the place of interest over there to be visited so I won't talk into detail about that. If you want to take the tuk tuk, let the hotel you're staying arrange it for you. The price should be cheaper if you do it like that. There's a Malaysian owned curry house in Siem Reap (I forgot the name), visit it if you have the time to.

Safety in Cambodia is one thing that you should be concerned about. Beware, really beware of pickpockets. Like any other traveller would do, keep your cash in few places, don't bulk it all into your wallet. People there will look into any opportunity to dig out your cash from your pocket, be it by buying their souvenirs to even selling you marijuana by the side of the road. Just be extra careful.

And if you plan to cheong, I suggest just keep that little brother inside the pants and forget about it. Unless you have someone over there that really knows a good place to Cheong and you cannot tahan sangat dah, then only take the risk. Personal experience, Cheong price 20$(wah wah good price), I walked back home realizing 100 Ringgit (I have MYR still at that time just in case) was stolen, while my friend lost 200$ off his wallet. The trick is they put a cloth hanger just beside the door, the girl will hang your clothes for you over there, and when you syiok banging the girl (which they won't change position so that you won't be facing your clothes), someone from outside the room will sneak in and take your money. It sucks bad(both the sex & the loss) and I stopped cheonging ever since.

There's a Muslim village you might be interested to check out in Siem Reap. Muslims there can talk Malay very well (they say their religious teachers usually comes from Malaysia) and they're very helpful to show you around the places. Since Khmer people don't speak English much, and ppl at this village are the ones that I could talk to easily, I was very grateful for their assistance during my stay over there.
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protip when go cheong and clubs, bring only the amount needed to cheong. +/- a little more just.

never bring wallet, just cash in pocket.

one of my friend actually woke up in some hotel not knowing what happened the night before, with no cash and phone, haha.

so always go in group if possible and bring cash just. either that or put the valuables in your pants and roll it up and put under the pillow you sleep, haha.



 

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