Blogs from Kaôh Kong, West, Cambodia, Asia

One of the highlights of my trip Angkor Wat is the foremost and most visited center of attraction in Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world and the World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Angkor Wat is now a significant national symbol of Cambodia. Angkor Wat was originally created as a temple of Hindu, and it is still stuffed with stone reliefs and statues of Hanuman, Shiva, Ganesh, and the Apsaras. After Khmer Empire disintegrated, Angkor Wat was then changed into a Buddhist temple. Over the centuries, the temple has still been in use, and there are still some observations and ceremonies for both the Hindus and Buddhists. King Suryavarman passed the order for the Angkor Wat temple to be constructed, and he made it his official capital city and temple. Its location was ... read more

Friday 4th December 2015 Today we leave Phnom Penh and head south to the beach town of Sihanoukville. This journey started at 9am and we were crammed into a mini bus which took 4 hours to travel 100 miles to the beach. The journey was uneventful and we arrived at our destination for approx 1pm. We then walked to our new accommodation for a one night stay, the Reaksmey Meanrith costing us $23 per night. The hotel is away from the beach and the bar street which is what we wanted as apparently the bars can get quite rowdy and we fancied a little relaxation. That being said, we headed straight to the bar street to try and buy a ferry ticket that would take us to the island of Koh Rong the following day. We ... read more

To cross the Cambodian border you just rock up and buy your visa then go through, simple you would think but during the process there are a couple of hurdles. These are mainly scams; on the scam count I believe I managed to get through with a credible score of 2/4. Scam 1 - The health test Now I fell for this scam but I was slightly dubious about it whilst it was going on. As I crossed the border I was ushered to the side and informed that I needed to have a quick medical and it would cost me 20baht (40p). So as scams go I wasn't too badly ripped off. And actually 40p for a medical examination is quite reasonable, although it did just consist of zigzagging a laser pen down my body ... read more

Alors que je reviens juste d'un sejour en France fort sympathiques, je me rend compte que je n'avais pas publie cette entree, qui pourtant etait fin prete! Bref, ce weekend etait donc il y a quelques semaines, mais vaut quand meme le coup d'oeil! Ca faisait longtemps qu'on etait pas partis en weekend en dehors de Phnom Penh, et du coup une petite viree a Koh Kong s'est organisee avec presque le meme groupe que celui avec qui j'etais alle plonger en Malaisie. Koh Kong est la province du Sud-Ouest du Cambodge qui touche la Thailande, et c'est aussi le nom d'une des iles qui en fait la reputation (Koh veut dire ile), et c'est enfin le nom de la capitale de ladite province, comme ca on s'embete pas au Cambodge, on appelle tout du meme ... read more

Me Wies and Bart crossed the border at Hat lek and as soon as our mini buss dropped us off people were grabbing our bags trying to take them for an big big price across the border. Unfortunatly for most Asains we all have the lonely planet which allows us all to have a chance if we're smart enough to know when we are being ripped off. So the best thing to do is go in hiding for 20 minutes, eat some food then go back and find a nice little old man who will do you a good deal. We had to fill out health forms and have photos taken for the visa but some guy did it all, then suddenly wanted a tip for helping us, although it's his job and he works there, ... read more