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There was a movie on cable today titled 'City of Ghosts' and that reminded me how much I enjoyed my short stay in Cambodia. The movie is an excellent depiction of the cruddier backpacker sections of Phnom Penh and the background music really brought me back there. Cambodia is, I think, the grittiest and most disturbing country of all of SEA. There are signs all over warning tourists not to go off paths because of the mines placed during the was between the Khmer Rouge and Vietnam.
Siem Reap, otoh, is a tourist mecca for fly-in tourists to stay and see the temples of Angkor. The hotels range from backpacker hovels to 5 star palaces.
The temples are worth the trip and, if you choose your visiting time well, you can ignore the tourists.
It is interesting that the exit visa costs more than the entry visa to Cambodia.
Siem Reap, otoh, is a tourist mecca for fly-in tourists to stay and see the temples of Angkor. The hotels range from backpacker hovels to 5 star palaces.
The temples are worth the trip and, if you choose your visiting time well, you can ignore the tourists.
It is interesting that the exit visa costs more than the entry visa to Cambodia.
