The Kingdom of Cambodia

Why Cambodia? 

It was a toss up between cycling to Ho Chi Minh City and a flight elsewhere (maybe Europe) or pedal over the border into another world! - we chose the easy option! We think!! 

The Journey 

Our chosen border crossing point came to us quite naturally. Ferry from Phu Quoc island took us to Ha Tiên - only 7 miles to Prek Chak Cambodia border. Winner! 

Easy and quick to exit Vietnam Border control.

We walked into the Cambodian Border Control...filled in Visa application forms, 2 minutes.

Paid 40 US dollars cash each. (not $35 as stated online!) we were told they would also accept Dong. 

No one asked us for passport photos (as stated online-we'd had some taken in Ha Tiên just in case!) 

Told to sit and wait. 10 minutes later we cycled into 'The Kingdom of Cambodia'

Angkor Chey was our first target en route to Phnom Penh 

Approximately 3 miles into Cambodia we stopped at this phone shop to purchase a SIM card. £6 for 30 days. 60Gb. The owner spoke pretty good English and was very helpful 👍 Below:-

Below :- Let loose in Cambodia. Molly chases down here first Cambodian 'food scooter'!! 

Above and below:-

During our first 3 steady, hot 🌞 and very flat pedalling days we had to marvel at the vast difference between the countryside towns and the skyscraper metropolis that is PHNOM PENH

Above - quiet country roads heading from Prek Chak towards Angkor Chey.

Below - our stopover in Angkor Chey cost £9 for the night. A few cockroaches joined us but on the plus side we had a sit down toilet and aircon too!! 

As expected getting much busier as we approach Phnom Penh - Below:-

Above and below :- a visit to the Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
Heritage Museum - on the outskirts of Phnom Penh 

Harrowing and informative. £4 each entry fee.

The Personal Audio (included in entry fee) is EXCELLENT