| Days traveling: | |
| Average per day: | |
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excluding
and
Flights
:
Luxury activities
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Cambodia |
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$
$
$
$
($29.67 per day)
Affordable (between US$25 and US$50 per day)
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| 17 entries for Cambodia | |
After 4 relaxing days it was time today goodbye to the island and the folks I met here. I took the early ferry back to Sihanoukville (also known as "Shitville", one of the ugliest cities I've visited in this trip), and I made it to Kampot before 2pm. I spent the rest of the day exploring the charming city and its riverside. After several days of partying in the island, I very much needed a quiet day and an early night.
|
Intercity transport
|
Ferry to Sihanoukville |
$11.00
$11.00
|
|
Urban transport
|
Tuk tuk to bus station (shared) |
$2.00
$2.00
|
|
Food
|
Lunch |
៛10,000.00
$2.50
|
|
Intercity transport
|
Bus to Kampot |
$6.00
$6.00
|
|
Groceries
|
Bottled water (x3) |
៛6,000.00
$1.50
|
|
Food
|
Ice cream |
$1.50
$1.50
|
|
Others
|
Laundry |
$2.50
$2.50
|
|
Others
|
Print documents |
៛500.00
$0.12
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Kampot Night Market" |
៛11,000.00
$2.75
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beers |
៛8,500.00
$2.12
|
|
Accomodation
|
Monkey Republic Hostel |
$4.00
$4.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛36,000.00 + $27.00 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $36.00 |
I haven't been so lucky with the weather in the island so far. Most of the days were overcast, and we even got some rain. On the bright side, the mix of bad weather and unreliable WiFi gave me lots of time to chat and mingle with the people from the hostel. I hanged out with some amazing travelers, some of whom I had already met in the south of Laos or in Battambang. Serendipity at its finest.
|
Groceries
|
Bottled water |
$1.00
$1.00
|
|
Food
|
Lunch at "Happy Place Pizza" |
$5.00
$5.00
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beers |
$1.00
$1.00
|
|
Food
|
Sweet snack |
៛2,000.00
$0.50
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Big Easy" |
$4.75
$4.75
|
|
Accomodation
|
Onederz Hostel |
$8.00
$8.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛2,000.00 + $19.75 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $20.25 |
Koh Rong and Koh Rong Sanluem are the two main Cambodian islands. Koh Rong is famous for its nightlife while the other is ideal for chilling and slow living. However, in low season Koh Rong is not that busy, so travelers come to Koh Rong Sanluem instead, creating the perfect balance between party and chill.
|
Food
|
Breakfast at "Onederz Hostel" |
$4.00
$4.00
|
|
Food
|
Lunch at "Onederz Hostel" |
$4.00
$4.00
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beers |
៛6,000.00
$1.50
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Big Easy" |
$5.75
$5.75
|
|
Alcohol
|
Drinks |
$5.00
$5.00
|
|
Accomodation
|
Onederz Hostel |
$8.00
$8.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛6,000.00 + $26.75 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $28.25 |
Other than Koh Rong Sanluem's main beach, you have Lazy Beach and Sunset Beach on the other side of the island. Today I explored both of them. Strolling across the jungle in the heart of the island was more fun than I had imagined.
|
Groceries
|
Water refill |
៛1,500.00
$0.38
|
|
Food
|
Breakfast at "Onederz Hostel" |
$3.00
$3.00
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beers |
$2.00
$2.00
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Big Easy" |
$5.00
$5.00
|
|
Alcohol
|
Cocktails |
$6.00
$6.00
|
|
Accomodation
|
Onederz Hostel |
$8.00
$8.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛1,500.00 + $24.00 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $24.38 |
Today I headed to the islands south of Cambodia. After 7h on a bus, and a 45min ferry I arrived to Koh Rong Sanluem. I hadn't seen the beach since Bali, a month and a half ago, so I was really missing the #islandvibes.
|
Groceries
|
Snacks |
៛5,000.00
$1.25
|
|
Others
|
ATM fee |
$4.00
$4.00
|
|
Intercity transport
|
Bus to Sihanoukville |
$8.00
$8.00
|
|
Food
|
Lunch |
$2.00
$2.00
|
|
Intercity transport
|
Ferry to Koh Rong Sanloem |
$11.00
$11.00
|
|
Food
|
Dinner |
$4.00
$4.00
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beers |
$3.00
$3.00
|
|
Accomodation
|
Onederz Hostel |
$8.00
$8.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛5,000.00 + $40.00 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $41.25 |
Today was a grim day, as I visited the prison and torture center, and later the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge, the dictatorship that ruled and terrorized Cambodia for 4 years. "Never will we forget the crimes committed during the Democratic Kampuchea Regime" reads the message at the memorial of the genocide that took place between 1975 and 1979. These visits triggered a lot of emotions, but a constant thought lingered: why had I never learned about this?
|
Groceries
|
Snacks |
$2.29
$2.29
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Half-day minivan tour |
$7.00
$7.00
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Toul Sleng Genocide Museum" |
$8.00
$8.00
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Choeung Ek Killing Fields" |
$6.00
$6.00
|
|
Food
|
Lunch |
$4.50
$4.50
|
|
Food
|
Savory snacks at "Central Market" |
៛2,000.00
$0.50
|
|
Food
|
Dinner at "Phnom Penh Night Market" |
៛6,000.00
$1.50
|
|
Urban transport
|
Tuk tuk to hostel (shared) |
៛1,000.00
$0.25
|
|
Alcohol
|
Beer |
$1.00
$1.00
|
|
Accomodation
|
Billabong Hostel |
$4.00
$4.00
|
| TOTAL | ៛9,000.00 + $32.79 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $35.04 |
I recently learned basic counting in Khmer (1 to 10, 100, 1000). It's crazy how that tiny effort can completely change your interactions with the locals. They love it! Asking prices and bargaining went from being a struggle to a lot of laughs (mostly from their side). Today I walked around Phnom Penh, exploring the busy Central Market and the majestic Royal Palace.
|
Food
|
Breakfast |
$4.79
$4.79
|
|
Food
|
Sweets at "Central Market" |
៛4,000.00
$1.00
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Wat Phnom" |
$1.00
$1.00
|
|
Gifts and souvenirs
|
Stamps for postcards |
៛6,000.00
$1.50
|
|
Tourist attractions
|
Entrance fee to "Royal Palace" |
$10.00
$10.00
|
|
Food
|
Savory snacks at "Central Market" |
៛7,000.00
$1.75
|
|
Accomodation
|
Billabong Hostel |
$3.75
$3.75
|
| TOTAL | ៛17,000.00 + $19.54 |
| TOTAL (USD) | $23.79 |