where else with Angkor Wat?
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where else with Angkor Wat?
my husband & i are in the planning phase of our next vacation. right now, we're thinking of angkor wat in feb.
we have traveled in sea...some in india, bangkok, phuket, hong kong.
we are trying to decide if we should do more thailand or check out vietnam or laos.
we would have a total of 11 nights for the vacation (this does not include the travel time to/from the US). and since we're coming from the midwest, the cheapest flights i've found are connecting in seoul.
thanks for any suggestions!
we have traveled in sea...some in india, bangkok, phuket, hong kong.
we are trying to decide if we should do more thailand or check out vietnam or laos.
we would have a total of 11 nights for the vacation (this does not include the travel time to/from the US). and since we're coming from the midwest, the cheapest flights i've found are connecting in seoul.
thanks for any suggestions!
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Why not see more of Cambodia? There's more to the country than Angkor Wat. Personally, I kind of like Phnom Penh, although even I'll admit that you probably won't want to spend more than 3 or 4 nights there. It's a great place to relax after Angkor. I also like the Kampot/Kep coastal area, although with Bokor Mountain closed until 2010 or so, it's perhaps less attractive than it once was.
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One of the great thrills of my travel life was a trip down the Mekong River from Chaing Khong, Thailand to Luang Prubang in 2001. I know it is getting more expensive and touristy now, but I suspect that it would still be worth doing.
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I second the suggestion to stay in Cambodia. Phnom Penh, Kep, Sihanoukville, Ratanakiri are all reasons to give Cambodia more time.
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Kathie, this is not really an ad in the sense that we usually see them here on Fodors, it's a link to a top ten list of restaurants in Cambodia and their blog website which some might find helpful. I don't really see any advertising here.
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I would suggest spending all your time in Cambodia. You could spend 4 days in Siem reap, 2 in Phnom Penh, 2 in Kampot/Kep, 2 at the beach at Sahanoukeville and one to get back to where you catch the flight home. Something like that anyway.
It has recently been reported that the road to Bokor Mountain is open again. Expected to be closed for a long period, while the road and the buildings at the summit are rebuilt, it has been re-opened ahead of schedule to allow limited use of the road for tourist traffic. But only authorized tours are allowed and you can not go up by motor bike.
It has recently been reported that the road to Bokor Mountain is open again. Expected to be closed for a long period, while the road and the buildings at the summit are rebuilt, it has been re-opened ahead of schedule to allow limited use of the road for tourist traffic. But only authorized tours are allowed and you can not go up by motor bike.
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I agree with Scotters, there is a lot more to Cambodia than Angkor. If you want to see Bokor (and the road is open - or you walk up!!) do it now as I have a suspicion that its going to lose all its faded attraction when all the new building is finished.
My wife enjoyed a couple of days at Battangbang. Non touristy, only motos (or the bamboo train) to get about on.
My wife enjoyed a couple of days at Battangbang. Non touristy, only motos (or the bamboo train) to get about on.