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Article #98: What to Do and See in the Kingdom of Cambodia

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This cool little country is located in Penh down a pretty good sealed road.
South East Asia, in the region known as Close your eyes and picture white sand
Indochina. It is bordered by Thailand, and turquoise water and you have pretty
Laos and Vietnam. There is lots to see well visualized the beaches of
and do, and it will cost you a fraction Sihanoukville. Hey do not go packing your
of what it would tripping around in the surfboard, the waters of the gulf are
west. So come on a journey of discovery. invariably calm and waves seldom exceed
The capital is a frenetic city called knee height. Put these cool beaches
Phnom Penh, which is easy to get to from together with really low cost, and you
the major regional airports like Bangkok, will see why this is such an alluring and
Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Min City or desirable place to visit. So lets look at
Singapore. While Phnom Penh has some how inexpensively you can spend say a
curious charm of its own, like a lot of week in this part of the world.
capital cities it performs better as a International flights have either hovered
gateway than as a destination. at the same price or have fallen
The two areas I would like to talk to you noticeably over the past few years. So
about lie in the north and south west of have a look on the net and you will
this nation respectively. Up north sits possibly be pleasantly surprised at the
one of the seven wonders of the world, cost of getting to Cambodia. Once you are
the Ankor Wat temple complex. This at the airport, a thirty day tourist visa
ancient marvel is breathtaking and will cost you $20 usd. For $35 or so you
justifiably on that well known list of can hire a car with driver to bring you
100 things to do or see before you die. the 235 kilometers to town, or spend
To quote a recent visitor, I expected a about $7 for a seat on a bus instead.
pile of old rocks, but I got a powerful Of course you will need somewhere nice to
significant experience instead. It is a stay. There is a wide variety of
massive site, far bigger than most first accommodation on offer in town,
time visitors imagine, and can easily everything from a mattress above a bar to
take three days to walk around. Ankor Wat a five star resort with all the
is situated adjacent to the northern trimmings. As a guide, an air conditioned
regional town of Siem Reap, which is a room here with a hot shower, cable TV and
one hour flight or a six hour road trip a fridge will cost you around $15 per
from Phnom Penh. Siem Reap can also be night! Food and drink is also wonderfully
reached by air or road from Bangkok in cheap with a tasty meal for around $3 and
neighboring Thailand. a cold beer for $1 a can.
The second place I want to tell you about Put all these advantages together and I
is the seaside town of Sihanoukville. trust you will agree that Cambodia is an
Also a regional town, Sihanoukville lies as yet undiscovered gem, just waiting for
on the edge of the Gulf of Thailand, you to come over and unwind.
about three to fours hours from Phnom






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