Day 24: A Taste of Cambodia

Special thank you to our Tuk Tuk driver, Tohl, and the Youngrens for putting us in touch with him and recommending him in the first place!

What better way to see Siem Reap Cambodia than by Tuk Tuk!? It’s a scooter with a seat trailer on the back for you to sit. You can hire a driver for a whole day for only $15USD and they take you around, drop you off, and will wait for you to take you to the next spot.

We were grateful to not have to drive in the crazy streets – all kinds of vehicles zooming in an out at all times, dust flying up, etc. It was a ton of fun (besides eating dust and having a coat of it all over you at all times) and we ended up taking tons of pics while we were speeding from here and there.

Tohl also ended up being a great food guide. One of my TOP meals on this trip was the first one we had in Cambodia at this place Tohl took us to

We ate lunch fairly early (10:30AM) since we’d been up since 3AM traveling from Singapore. I devoured this dish in record time…mmmmmm.

Mikey’s variation had pineapple in it. It was good too.

A lot of kids drop out of school here to try to make money working at a very young age. It’s kind of sad – and a bit annoying at times that they run after you at every stop trying to get you to buy stuff. This was one of our first encounters of the sorts. We bought a scarf from her for $1. The USD is king in Cambodia. Most ATMs only vend USD now. Everyone everywhere just wanting another dollar. Needless to say it was a great place to spread some around and pick up some great souvenirs for friends and family back home.

Next up, some more ruins. Monks at the ruins.

Monks walking the streets

The girls and boys to and from school, everyone on bikes and scooters

Watch out for the cows crossing!

Elephants were transport too – a tourist thing we didn’t do.

Stopped for gas here. This was the largest gas station we came across the whole time!

Breakfast on Friday was an omelet for me, banana pancake for Mikey.

His pancake had some sweet glaze stuff instead of syrup. It was good stuff.

A peak at the market in Siem Reap. The veggies

The meat.

The smokes.

The heat.

Our last few meals in Cambodia were also traditional Khmer fare. I was in awe of how overpriced and low quality our hotel food was (especially for a SPG brand!) compared to the yummy super-cheap local food. Most meals cost $3 each!

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