A Trip to Cambodia

A Trip to Cambodia
A Journey of a backpacker, from Sep 27 – Oct 8, 2009

Tyler Xing (CNBorn)
cnborn.net
Twitter: @CNBorn

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CAUSE

OpenParty 'Happy Carnival' in December, 2008

A Topic called - 'Traveling Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam
using only 10, 000 RMB.

Which Inspired me a lot.

I may not have the time for three of them, how about
only one?

Status

Final Plan is made since August, 2009

One Person, a solo Backpacker

FIRST STEP
Visa is very easy to get - $20 (e-Visa
avaliable)

Flight Ticket: Non-Holiday tickets are way
too cheap compare to Holiday ones.

Book the Guest house one month ahead,
via hostels.com (You can also book them via
many Chinese sites.)

Prepared with Cash, in US dollars.

PLAN
PHNOM PENH → SIEM REAP (ANGKOR) → BATTAMBANG → PHNOM PENH

Phnom Penh
You can have a walking
Tour around the city

(red line indicates the
route I walked in a whole
day)

Interesting Places:

●Royal Palace
●National Museum

●Wat Phnom

●Tonle Sap River Bank

●Central Market

Phnom Penh – Royal Palace
● OPENS 8:00-11:00 AM 2:00-16:00 PM
● IT IS BETTER TO GET THERE VERY EARLY

IN A HURRY

PLACES IN Phnom Penh you may could
ignore:

Killing Field – Recommended by LOTS of Tuk-
Tuk drivers but it is far and not so many to
see.

NATIONAL MUSEUM

IN PHNOM PENH, JUST AROUND THE
CORNER OF ROYAL PLACE

RECOMMENDED TO GO THERE BY NOON

BEAUTIFUL GARDEN!

WALK, WALK, WALK
● (TILL YOU ARE REALLY TIRED)
● BEST WAY TO FEEL AND GET INTO THE
CITY

Safety Tips

KEEP IT UP IN YOUR MIND

TUKTUK is SAFER than MOTOR

Oversea Traveling Insurance

Using Twitter! - Tweet everyday,
people will watch you

HEADING TO SIEM REAP
● Heading to the Ancient Capital City of
Khmer
● BY BOAT (EXPENSIVE, LONGER TIME)
● BY BUS BELOW $10

Siem Reap & Angkor Area
Above yellow box
indicates the main
Angkor Area, not
including Banteay
Srei, Kbal Spean,
Roluos and Beng
Mealea.

City!

st
1 Day in Siem Reap

THINGS TO DO
(I felt time was so limited later on)

BUY TICKET
GO SEE SUNSET
GO TO BED EARLY, GO TO SEE SUNRISE
TOMORROW MORNING

“DRY, Please”

WEATHER IN RAINNING SEASON MIGHT BE
HORRIABLE

WHAT YOU NEED:

PLASTIC, PLASTIC, PLASTIC (BAGS)
TAKE CARE OF YOUR CAMERA
MORE THAN ONE PAIR OF SHOES
BE CAREFUL!

BEST SHOPPING PLACE IN SIEM
REAP

ANGKOR NIGHT MARKET

Tips for Traveling alone.
● 5 min CheckList
● Fighting with limited resources: time,
money, battery... Keep organized.

Battambang
Stayed there
for 3 days

TIPS ABOUT ATM

DRAW ENOUGH MONEY AT ONE TIME!
EXCHANGE FARE IS NOT A SMALL MOUNT

MAKE SURE YOUR CREDIT CARD CAN DRAW
CASH FROM OTHER COUNTRIES

DON'T BE MISTAKEN, THIS IS NOT PORN...

Statistics in Cambodia
● Food
● Decent Restaurant - $10-15/per person
● Meal in Normal Restaurant - $5-7
● On Street - $1-3/per person
● Hostels
● Room with Air-Condition & hot water - $10-15
● Transport
● TukTuk - $2~3 for a ride, $15 for a big ride of sth.
● Ticket
● Angkor - $20, $40, $60 for 1-day, 3-days, 7-days

FINANCIAL
● Total Expense
● Around 8K RMB, Including flight ticket(4k)

HOW?
● Solo Backpacker, great way to discover a
country.
● Two people as a group is also a very good
choice. (especially for girls)
● Better control of expense & more safe

MY IDEAS OF TRAVELING
● GETTING TO KNOW THE LOCAL PEOPLE
● TRY TO FEEL THEIR LIFE
● NO JUST SEEKING THE COMFORTABLE

FOR MORE BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES
● Please refers to:
● Cambodia – Before, After by Zender
– http://is.gd/4IfuN
● Cambodia – More than Temples
– http://is.gd/4IgfZ
● 3-Day trip to Siem Reap
– http://is.gd/4Ig9n

For More Information from
Books:
● Lonely Planet, Cambodia
● Ancient Angkor
●
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