We left Phnom Penh for Siem Reap via the Phnom Penh - Sorya Transport Co. (No. 168) once again. After spending the whole morning on the bus, we finally reached the bus terminal on the outskirts of Siem Reap.
The distance to the city centre was about 4km. Lim Hwee wanted to trek in and I was inclined towards his proposal but the others didn't want to suffer that much in the sweltering sun, especially since Amanda was with us. In the end, they took a tuk-tuk in, while the two of us began our "route march" to our next r.v. location (outside the Royal Residence).
The boss of the King Angkor hotel had managed to convince Zi Kai, Jing Kai and Amanda to get onto his tuk-tuk, promising that they could view other hotels should they want to once they checked out his hotel. Obviously, they were pressured to immediately checking into King Angkor, but they made full use of his initial offer to view the other hotels around the area. Apparently, the boss was quite unhappy and when they decided to take up residence at King Angkor later, they were given lousier rooms than those initially offered. Anyway, in my opinion, it was still decent accommodation at a good price.
The ladies at the counter were also very friendly and we managed to book our bus to Poipet there as well as rent our bicycles (for our convenience instead of renting at another cheaper but further location). We spent the rest of the evening shopping at the Center Market (Phsar Kandal) and had a fabulous dinner at a row of road-side hawkers in the vicinity.
Total expenses over 18 days: S$535
Participants: LSH, Zi Kai, Jing Kai, Lim Hwee
The distance to the city centre was about 4km. Lim Hwee wanted to trek in and I was inclined towards his proposal but the others didn't want to suffer that much in the sweltering sun, especially since Amanda was with us. In the end, they took a tuk-tuk in, while the two of us began our "route march" to our next r.v. location (outside the Royal Residence).
The boss of the King Angkor hotel had managed to convince Zi Kai, Jing Kai and Amanda to get onto his tuk-tuk, promising that they could view other hotels should they want to once they checked out his hotel. Obviously, they were pressured to immediately checking into King Angkor, but they made full use of his initial offer to view the other hotels around the area. Apparently, the boss was quite unhappy and when they decided to take up residence at King Angkor later, they were given lousier rooms than those initially offered. Anyway, in my opinion, it was still decent accommodation at a good price.
The ladies at the counter were also very friendly and we managed to book our bus to Poipet there as well as rent our bicycles (for our convenience instead of renting at another cheaper but further location). We spent the rest of the evening shopping at the Center Market (Phsar Kandal) and had a fabulous dinner at a row of road-side hawkers in the vicinity.
Total expenses over 18 days: S$535
Participants: LSH, Zi Kai, Jing Kai, Lim Hwee
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