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