Required travel documents for Cambodia

Required travel documents for Cambodia: passport [...]

Electric power

Electric power: 230V / 50 Hz [...]

Area code to Cambodia

Area code to Cambodia: +855 [...]

Buddhist Prayer

Buddhist offering of a prayer. At this entrance you will see a Buddha that quite often has local believers kneeled in prayer. They will make a donation and be handed some insense sticks that will be placed in the large pot near the Buddha.

Harvesting the weeds

There were groups of workers harvesting the weeds from the moat. They used it to feed the cows that were grazing near complex. The moat is very shallow. As I saw people walking all the way across it with out going under the water. Quite interesting to see [...]

Chat with Monks

The Monks are pretty friendly and love to practice English or French. Say Hello and have a chat! It does make for a nice experience and you may make a new friend! [...]

Get your picture taken on a horse!

Alot of Khmer people liked to get on the horse and get their picture taken. They were putting on American Style Cowboy hats. Maybe it was supposed to be a setting of the Wild Wild West?!? I know the guy that owned the horse had a steady stream of customer [...]

Siem Reap

You will have to stay in Siem Reap as there is no accomodation right at Angkor Wat. There are lot's of hotels and guesthouses in all price ranges from us CheapSkates to Movie stars!! I stayed the the Green Park Guesthouse which cost me $5 for the room for [...]

Souvenirs

Name of Shop: many stalls Description: Just across the street there are alot of stalls selling t-shirts and souvenirs. You will have to bargain hard. They are not allowed to come across the street to sell inside Angkor Wat. There are also vendors sell [...]

Western Baray

At the Western Baray which is a huge man made reservoir that is about about only half full in the dry season. There are some fairly interesting ruins out on the island which are accessed by a small boat ride. It's a great place for a picnic. Softdrinks ar [...]

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