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Travel: Wat Phnom Phnom Penh Cambodia
Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh Cambodia is a beautiful temple worth visiting. On the afternoon we visited the sun was close to setting casting a light blue hue over the whole place. The grounds are peaceful and many ladies were sitting outside counting money. Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh, Cambodia is the highest religious temple in the city. Well worth the 1$ visit. The View When you first walk up the walkway and the stairs, walk around the temple and take in the view. They city…
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Travel: Tea House Phnom Penh
The Tea House Phnom Penh is a delightful urban hotel with a pool, a spa and a good restaurant! The best part of the Tea House is the location. It’s quite central and close to the Lucky Supermarket (they have good snacks). The Entrance Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and it’s a busy city. The Tea House is on a busy street and it looks rather run down from the outside, however, don’t be fooled – it’s delightful. When you enter you’ll see…
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Travel: 3 Days in Phnom Penh
Three days in Phnom Penh Cambodia is just the right amount of time. The city isn’t bike friendly, like Siem Reap, however, there are a lot of tuk-tuks for you to take. Overall, this was a hard location since we visited both the Choeung Ek Genocidal Centre (the Killing Fileds) and the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, yet it’s worth the visit. The Tea House This is our delightful hotel for 3 nights and it only cost us about 32$ Canadian each night. Pool – check.…
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Travel: Cooking Class in Siem Reap
Cooking class in Siem Reap – the best. Khmer food is so delicious and taking this class taught me so much about spices and different foods. Eye opening for sure. Below you can see how cheap this class is – only $15.00 per person. Plus, you get to eat! Lucky for us, we were the only two in the class. Oh, and our t-shirts rock. Ready to Cook Here we go! When booking the class we got to pick our meals. I picked salad, curry…
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Travel: Siem Reap Temples – Angkor Wat and More
Siem Reap temples – Angkor Wat and more, so many more temples. By far Siem Reap is our favourite place on our trip off the continent; not only are the people friendly, but the food is good and the culture is beautiful. Visit if you get the chance. Okay, time to get ready for a long day of heat and history. My first tip when visiting the temples – get a guide. Not some tuk-tuk driver who will give you a low rate, but a…
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Travel: Riding Bikes in Siem Reap
Riding bikes in Siem Reap is so much fun. It’s a challenge, don’t get me wrong, to navigate the speedy mopeds, tuk-tuks, and cars, yet it’s exciting, too. These are our top of the line bikes. Our hotel, Hima Boutique, got them for us on our second full day in Siem Reap. They had them ready to go at 7 am and we used them all day long. The cost – 2$ each. Talk about cheap. They each came with a lock and a light…
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Travel: Hima Boutique Siem Reap
Hima Boutique Siem Reap is a delightful hotel with welcoming staff and a cooling pool. It’s fairly inexpensive – we paid about $29.00 Canadian per night and stayed 3 nights. Oh, and free breakfast, which is awesome. Fried rice with a sunny side up egg is a great way to start the day. If only I could make fried rice like that. Location The Hima Boutique is located on Taphul Street and is outside of the hustle and bustle of Pub Street or the ‘downtown’…
