Other than Pol Pot, the spectacular ruins of Angkor Wot and, according to the Cambodians, Muay Thai style kick boxing, Cambodia doesn’t really hit the map for an awful lot of things – and let’s face it, in the case of Pol Pot maybe some things are certainly best forgotten.
But it is cheap – and there are very few places left in the world where you can live very cheaply, but if you’re prepared to live frugally it can be done here. Prices in the capital Phnom Penh have been rising but you can still live on $500 (roughly £340) a month in Cambodia.
Arriving by fast boat/bus in PP around 3pm, I set out to find a guesthouse and a SIM card so I can get connected in Cambodia. The border crossing was not as easy as described in the LP.
At the Vietnamese border, we and our luggage had to leave the boat and get our luggage x-rayed. Then we went back to the boat and off to the Cambodian side. There, we could leave the luggage on the boat and get our passports stamped.
Then off to PP on the beautiful Mekong river. Though taking the bus from Saigon might be cheaper, if you have time, taking the boat is the thing to do.
i still got few thing to do on my website and i thought i would finish it this Sunday but Kem call me and i have to forget everything and go to Kirirom,
we met the Mountain Bike Challenge 2008 group at the top of the mountain and they were really enjoy the competition, nice weather but i heard the road seem a bit difficult to ride the bicycle. anyway it’s the competition so… it should have some obstacles LOL
more photo about the bicycle riders will come soon i guess, because Kem he just bought a new digital one, these collage photos are shot by my phone only.
we like Kirirom, it a nice place to spend a day trip and back home with a good memory of nature. you should try some day
i not yet seen the movie, i wait to see it. the most interesting behind the movie is that the film was shot in different locations in Chile, Mexico, England, Austria, Italy and Spain … more than any other Bond movies,
and if you wish they also has a good package to travel like Bond to all the locations. it’s quite an interesting dream journey, … you might not to be so smart like Bond but at least you might need some cash
if you interesting to see more details, you can discover the Filmlocations of Quantum of Solace with Google Earth, simply follow this link, Bon Voyage !
i don’t know what make her so sad… but the picture came out so beautiful anyway on the day 5 we joined a boat trip, a ticket was about 11 USD, included lunch so that we don’t have to worry much,… we thought oh maybe the day would be sad and beautiful like her face, but you will see what happened on that day, you will see…
The road from Dalat to Nha Trang is impressive, we drove up to mountain, passed from mountains to mountains then drove down… the road was recognized as a big construction, they worked a lots on that road. you can enjoy the movie clip
On the third day we heard people talking our language. Of course, they are Cambodian. There are some tours from Cambodia to Dalat during the Khmer New Year. We found a nice restaurant where the owner speak very well English. We have dinner amount other Cambodian tours. We met some people we know, and someone have bought us a Gold Johnny Walker for New Year present !
Bol talked to the driver gently ” Dy Cheuy “, mean go for a walk
He drove us first to the Flower Gardens,
the road was big but the car moved slow. All sign is limited only between 40 to 70 Km/h. We spent almost 7 hours in the car for just 300 kms. We started to know Pho and Cafe Da !
and at night, anywhere we always the last costumers of the restaurant !
sat next to me is the driver, he is a very good driver and he spent 7 days with us without saying a word
we really appreciate his patience, his sympathy and he did a very good job,
a tour without guide into a foreign country where no one speak English. It was very difficult to communicate… everyone contributed their gestures skill to get something to eat, to find a place to sleep.
We left Phnom Penh around 6 am by a Mercedes Benz of 12 seats. Arrived at Bavet border around 10 am. The immigration at the border was not so welcomed to the independent tourists. Most of them take care only tour group tourists.
We completed the Immigration forms, and we waited very long time at the Vietnam immigration counter. They didn’t look at us who did the queues in front of the counter, they took care only the passports from the tours leaders. If you want to pass first you need to put 100 000 Dongs,
Prey Nokor was a port, it was an important port to the Khmers,
then there was a long story, it is hard to tell you how i feel when i read all history about this city mostly i feel regret and i always keep in mind, we should be more cleaver than what we was, don’t see thing as it is, we have to think and make reflection
Saigon, it was renamed to Saigon, as Willard said in the opening scene of Apocalypse Now,
Saigon, shit. I’m still only in Saigon.
now i will go there to see it myself, i planed to go by boat as i saw in the movie of The Lover
The lover is a movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud, i love the scene that shot in the river but the boat ticket are fully booked, and we need to go bus or car
this is a scene from Cholon, where they both make love for the very first time in the house where near by the market, all the noise coming up it was an amazing scene, romance and sexy.
i will join a group of 8 people and we plan to continue to Dalat and Nha Trange, Why Nha Trange?
Because like in the Apocalypse Now, when Solider came to escort WILLARD from his room,
SOLDIER “We have orders to escort you to the airfield.” WILLARD “What are the charges ?” SOLDIER “Sir ?” WILLARD “What I did ?” SOLDIER “There’s no charges, Captain. You have orders to report to ComSec intelligence in Nha Trang.”
WILLARD “Nha Trang?”
Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted a mission, and for my sins they gave me one. Brought it up to me like room service.
It will be a 7 days trips start from 13 to 19 April. hopefully we can ride a motorcycle like Angelina and Brad
then there was a long story, 
