Bokor Hill Station (South Cambodia) – 2. Route
Bokor hill station is 189km from Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The entrance of Bokor National Park (bottom of Bokor Hill) is a short 158km ride via Highway 3. After 3 hours into the ride, just...
View ArticleBokor Hill Station (South Cambodia) – 3. Motorcycle
I rented my motorcycle from Lucky! Lucky! which is one of two (the other being New! New! and located justed new door to Lucky! Lucky!) Phnom Penh motorcycle rental shops listed in Lonely Planet...
View ArticleBokor Hill Station (South Cambodia) – 4. Journey, Day 1
Day 1 (Phnom Penh – Bokor Hill Station) After picking up my Honda Degree 250 from Lucky! Lucky! at 930am, I filled up petrol at one of the petrol kiosks found near the Central Market. Getting out of...
View ArticleBokor Hill Station (South Cambodia) – 5. Journey, Day 2
Day 2 (Bokor Hill Station – Phnom Penh) I started the day early at 630am. With the handy Bokor Hill map, I rode in search of the abandoned buildings I have read so much about. They were as eerie as...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
Northeast Cambodia is home to many ethnic minority groups and boasts beautiful landscapes with abundant wildlife. Unfortunately, remote Northeast Cambodia is often skipped by travelers, who during...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
The Northeast Cambodia loop takes us from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham, followed by Kratie, Stung Treng, Ban Lung (Ratanakiri), Sen Monorom (Mondulkiri) and Prey Veng before bringing us back to Phnom...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
I did a little more research before this trip and heard good things about Angkor Motorcycles in Phnom Penh. Their motorcycles are known to be road worthy and properly maintained. Furthermore, they...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
Day 1 (Phnom Penh – Kampong Cham) While waiting for my motorcycle to be ready, I had an early lunch of Loc Lac. Loc Lac is supposedly a famous Khmer dish of sauteed beef served with rice, green pepper,...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
Day 7 (Mondulkiri – Phnom Penh) The bad thing about riding before sunrise is the cold. I had my jacket zipped up to my neck and yet I could not ride faster than 30km/h without trembling. But the reward...
View ArticlePhnom Penh, Kampong Cham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Mondulkiri.. (Northeast...
Day 8 (Phnom Penh) I arranged for a motor to bring me to the killing fields of Choeung Ek which is located 15km from central Phnom Penh. Between 1975 and 1978, 17,000 people held and tortured at the...
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