We took two big bus trips in Cambodia: Siem Reap to Phnom Penh on a Mekong Express bus and Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville on a Giant Ibis bus. Here’s my Mekong Express and Giant Ibis Bus Review: how they compare, and how to book each of them. Spoiler: My vote goes to Giant Ibis. And Continue reading
All over Cambodia, especially in the more touristy areas, you’ll find hospitality schools: hotels, guest houses and restaurants that have students in training, giving young people a chance to find work in Cambodia’s growing tourism sector. Some of these are run by non profit organizations, others are private initiatives just trying to give something back Continue reading
I’m in two minds about writing this post. In some ways I’d prefer nobody else finds out about this place so it’ll stay exactly the way it is now. Koh Rong Samloem (also sometimes spelled Koh Rong Samlem or Koh Rong Saloem) is an absolute gem. A magical place, as my travel partner has described Continue reading
Are you traveling through Cambodia and looking to get a Visa for Vietnam? Here are some pointers on why you might need to apply for it ahead of time and and how to easily get your Vietnam visa in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Last updated: July 2019 Some general advice on Vietnam visas If you’re traveling around Continue reading
While I generally enjoy street food and road side cafés, this place was a nice change. The decor was tasteful, furniture was wooden – not your standard plastic garden chairs that seem to be all over Cambodia. But most importantly, the food was great! My favorites were the starters: fried pork spring rolls, banana blossom Continue reading
Over the past month of traveling, I’ve fallen in love with street food, especially with banana pancakes. They’re usually more like crepes, very thin, but fried in quite a bit of fat, positively destroying my hopes of losing the extra weight I’ve gained in my month of eating german Christmas cookies and massive meals over Continue reading
Today we had the random idea of counting the number of tuk tuk drivers offering us their services while walking around Phnom Penh. After three and a half hours and 86 tuk tuks, we gave up. Rest assured there will always be a tuk tuk available for you in Phnom Penh. (A little bit of Continue reading
You know a restaurant is good if it causes traffic jams. Lebanese Mill is one of those places. Despite having more cooks that could fit in its tiny kitchen, there was no way it could possibly keep up with the masses wanting take out grilled chicken. Here’s why you can’t miss it. For our first Continue reading
Baking German Christmas Cookies! Probably more so than any other nation, Germans are obsessed with baking. We can’t have a Sunday afternoon without cake. And we most certainly can’t have Advent (that’s what we call the roughly four weeks before Christmas) without lots of Christmas cookies. So a few days ago, I sent everyone else Continue reading
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