Travel - Hightlights

 

Bayong, Angkor Wat - Ever get the feeling you're being watched? More than 200 carved stone faces, thought to be portraits of the Khmer King Jayavarman VII, gaze down from the lofty toweres of Bayon, giving visitors a distinct inferiority complex (from Temples of Angkor).

 

Ta Prom - The temple of Ta Prom, in the middle fo jungle at Angkor, is one of the most awe-inspiring places I have ever been, walk through the ruined temples, half devoured by the giant roots of the trees, and pull a Lara Croft if you can! (from Temples of Angkor).

 

Royal Palace & Silver Pagoda - Angkor Wat is impressive, but head to the Royal Palace in the nation's capital for a truly rich experience! The Silver Pagoda's temple floor, covered with gleaming silver tiles, seems out of place in the weathered Cambodian landscape. The Royal Palace grounds are equally remarkable. Cambodia is a land of extremes, and this is the lush, royal end of it (from Phnom Penh).

 

Battambang - I had an awesome day exploring the countryside around Battambang on the back of a motorbike. We hired moto drivers for the day who took us to visit local villages - we saw the muscle-straining way that rice noodles are made, watched chillies drying in the sun and smelled the unforgettable stench of giant vast of maturing fish paste. Caked in dust by the end of the day, we then climed aboard the ingenuous bamboo train for the ride back to Battambang (from Northwestern).

 

Bamboo Train - Take one engine and axle, place on railway tracks and balance fence planel on top - welcome to Cambodia's bamboo train. Take your seat and hold on tight, relying on your ten-year-old driver to suss whether there's a train coming in the opposite direction. Short prayer, optional (from Northwestern).

 

Crab in Kep - The seaside town of Kep is slowly waking up from its post-war slumber and is fast becoming a fresh-seafood mecca. Picking our own sea creatures and having them prepared before our eyes while kicking back at a no-frills beachfront cafe made this a real highlight. We joined the banter and bought crab from the women keeping the crustaceans fresh in floating baskets - the competition is fierce and it's a lot of fun. We were spoilt for choice, but the omnipresent crab with Kampot pepper is surely not to be missed. We left Kep licking our lips (from South Coast).

 

Bokor Hill Station - Walk among the ruins of the ghostly Bokor Hill Station, an old colonial retreat built by the French in the 1920s and later occupied by Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese forces in the war. The eery hotel has been likened to the one in The Shining, but this one has bullet holes in the walls (from the South Coast).

 

ដំណើរកំសាន្ត - ភ្នំពេញ ទៅមណ្ឌលគីរី

ពី ទីក្រុង ភ្នំពេញ ឆ្ពោះទៅកាន់ខេត្ត មណ្ឌលគីរី ដោយ គយគន់ ទេសភាព ព្រៃព្រឹក្សា ជ្រោះ ជ្រលង ដងអូរ ស្ទឹង តាមផ្លូវ សំបូរទៅដោយ ចំការកៅស៊ូ ស្លា ស្វាយចាន់ទី និង ចំការស្រស់ ដ៏ល្អប្រណិត។ នៅខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ទស្សនា វត្តប្រាសាទនគរបាជ័យ។ មកដល់ ទីរួមខេត្ត មណ្ឌលគីរី ស្រុក សែនមនោរម្យ ទស្សនា ទឹកជ្រោះរមនា ដែលព័ទ្ធជុំវិញ ទៅដោយ ទេសភាព ធម្មជាតិ និង កំសាន្តនៅ ទឹកជ្រោះ ដំណាក់ស្តេច រួចទស្សនា ចំការ កាហ្វេ ចំការធូរេន របស់អ្នកស្រុក។ ទស្សនា រមនីយដ្ឋាន ធម្មជាតិ ទឹកជ្រោះប៊ូស្រា ដែលល្បីល្បាញ ក្នុងចំណោម តំបន់ ទេសចរណ៍ ភូមិភាគឥសាន និង ជាទីពេញនិយម នៃអ្នកទេសចរណ៍ ទាំងឡាយ រួចទៅអូប្លាយ ភូមិ ជនជាតិព្នង ហើយ ឡើងលើកំពូល ភ្នំដោះក្រមុំ ទស្សនា ថ្ងៃលិច ដោយឆ្លងកាត់ ចំការ ប្រេងខ្យល់ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល វប្បធម៌ជាតិ នៅលើកំពូលភ្នំ ហើយ អាចគយគន់ ទេសភាព ដ៏ស្រស់ត្រកាល នៃស្រុក សែនមនោរម្យ ទាំងមូល។ ទស្សនាភ្នំ ខៀវស្រងាត់ ដ៏ល្វឹងល្វើយ ដាច់កន្ទុយភ្នែក ជាមួយខ្យល់បក់ ត្រសៀកៗ ប្រៀបដូចជា រលកសមុទ្រ។ ទស្យនា ផ្សារសែនមនោរម្យ ដើម្បីទិញ វត្ថុអនុស្សាវរិយ៍ របស់ជនជាតិ នៅក្នុងតំបន់ បន្ទាប់មក ទៅលេង ភូមិជនជាតិ ពូតាំង ដែល ធ្វើឲ្យយើងដឹង ពី ទំនៀមទំលាប់ ប្រពៃណី វប្បធម៌ និងទស្សនា ការសំដែង របាំ របស់ ជនជាតិ ភាគតិច។

 

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