Before moving further in Thailand we opted to spend two days in the city of Chiang Rai. Except for a short day visit to Myanmar and the Golden Triangle (of drug fame), basically our only plan was to visit the White Temple and eat local food. The White Temple of Chiang Rai is actually not… Continue reading Part 8: Chiang Rai and a day trip to Myanmar
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Part 7: cruising the Mekong
After a tranquil week in Luang Prabang, it was time to hit the road, in this instance: a floating one. We had researched the different companies doing the cruise from Luang Prabang to Huai Xai and ended up with Luang Say cruises. In hindsight I did regret it a little since they charge around $450… Continue reading Part 7: cruising the Mekong
Part 6: Luang Prabang
We arrived Luang Prabang and Laos by a comfortable direct 1.5 hour flight from Siem Reap in a Vietnamese Airlines airbus A320 (I do not love to fly in propellered planes that otherwise are common on domestic routes in the region). A top tip is to buy a local sim with a data package in… Continue reading Part 6: Luang Prabang
Part 5: Siem Reap
In Siem Reap we had one main goal, and that was of course like most other visitors to visit the famous Angkor Wat temple area. We used a company called Journey Cambodia, which offered a combination package of a Angkor Wat sunrise tour with a half day trip to the “floating village” on the Tonlé… Continue reading Part 5: Siem Reap
Part 4: a night in Sihanoukville
After arriving back on the mainland we checked in at the White Boutique Hotel in Sihanoukville. The last five years has transformed the former relaxed beach town of Sihanoukville, mostly to the bad, according to the locals. Gone are beach shack bars and pure white beaches, instead; high rises under construction, Chinese owned casinos and… Continue reading Part 4: a night in Sihanoukville
Part 3: Koh Rong
After eventually finding our way to “the drop off” which is where the Sok San Beach Resort’s private boat departs ($20 per person, per way), we were finally on our way to the island of Koh Rong. The Sok San Beach Resort is quite a place; super pretty and quite laid back. The beach area… Continue reading Part 3: Koh Rong
Part 2: Giant Ibis bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
To get us from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville in the south, from where the ferries to Koh Rong depart, we had booked tickets with Giant Ibis. I’ve done a bit of reading and they seemed to be the recommended company for bus travel in Cambodia. Although Raffles was just a short walk from their bus… Continue reading Part 2: Giant Ibis bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
Part 1: Phnom Penh
The first four days of our trip was spent in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The three days after arrival we stayed at the semi-swanky but quite affordable Plantation Hotel. Their breakfast by the pool was really nice, and in general it was the pool area that made the hotel great. Rooms were only… Continue reading Part 1: Phnom Penh
Hello Cambodia
Currently I am in Cambodia eating lots of food, drinking beer and visiting cool places. Anything in particular I should see or eat? Let me know in the comments! For more updates, visit my Instagram. Merry Christmas!
Christmas dinner at Operaterrassen with Julbordsmäklarna
This is a paid article in collaboration with Julbordsmäklarna. I recently visited Operaterrassen, a sort of fancier julbord– julbord being Swedish for a Christmas buffet – the literal translation being ‘Christmas table’, that you eat during the Christmas period, which roughly stretches from the 1st of December until Christmas Eve on the 24th. Booking Operaterrassen… Continue reading Christmas dinner at Operaterrassen with Julbordsmäklarna