Category: Cambodia
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From Český Krumlov to Týn nad Vltavou
Well, that travel itinerary is a mouthful unless you are Czech! I’m not even sure how to pronounce where I started nor where I ended up, but that was my start and end points of the day. My legs were certainly better than yesterday, although I had to stop about a dozen times during the…
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Three days in Phnom Penh
We stayed three nights in Phnom Penh, wanting to explore the city and also make sure we could get the bikes boxed up and ready for our flight home. The hotel we stayed at (The Pavilion) was a like an oasis filled with palms and greenery, offering two lovely pools, an attentive staff and a…
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Last Day cycling in Cambodia: Into Phnom Penh!
Today, we’re riding into Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It’s our last day riding in Cambodia, which is both exciting and sad. Today’s ride is about 65 miles and we’ll need to figure out a couple ferries along the way. We’ve been told that Phnom Penh is a pretty cool city, with a vibrant…
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A Day in Kampong Cham: the Bamboo Bridge
We stayed a couple nights in Kampong Cham, and so could spend an entire day exploring this small city. Kampong Cham is not a major tourist city, but has a few things that it’s known for. It’s population is mostly Cham, a Hindu minority in Cambodia. Women wear head scarves and you can see mosques…
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To Kampong Cham, on top of a tuk tuk
We stayed in a town called Stoung for the night, getting up the next morning at 4:30AM to beat the forecasted heat. People get up early here, maybe especially when it’s hot, so the staff of the hotel was up and ready to get us some coffee at 5:15 and then we took off. We…
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Hello Hello! & into the dusty “real” Cambodia!
With some regret, we left the hotel in Siem Reap. The place was amazing and comfortable, the staff so friendly and accommodating, the food tasty and the final bill for 6 days lodging, a few meals and quite a few drinks was $270 total! We should just live here. But we decided to ride down…
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The Grand Circuit
The Grand Circuit travels to less visited temples in the area, so we did that the day following our visit to Angkor Wat. We are experiencing a bit of temple overload but we want to pack in a bit more before we head towards Phnom Penh in a few days. The days are flying by.…
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Siem Reap & Angkor Wat, Cambodia: First 3 days!
Neither Chris nor I had ever been to Cambodia, and so we didn’t really know what to expect. However, on landing at the Siem Reap airport, we both noted how well-kept the airport was. It looked and felt like a smaller airport in the US, and everything was super efficient. Passport control was a breeze…