Mr. Theng picks me up for my last day. I decide off the hostel owner Phil’s rec, to go to the outskirt floating market. tells me my tuk tuk driver will take me to the more touristy area. I test the area. Phil is right. … Read More →
Category Archives: nomad
8/3 siem reap
wake up a bit late again figuring out travel itinerary for heading back to singapore and possibly australia. turns out a bit cheaper or same price to go to australia first and then to la then straight back to la. driver takes me 50 km … Read More →
8/2 siem reap
wake up early in the morning around 4:30. press snooze. wake up 5:30. damn was supposed to be awake and ready to go by 5:15. shower and get downstairs. tuk tuk driver is waiting and we speed out with the quickness to angkor wat to … Read More →
8/1 siem reap
tired from the night before but decide to do some exploring and try to find a bicycle. people mentioned they tour the temples with a bicycle so decide to try as well. being a little weary of how shady my current place is, i do … Read More →
7/31 phnom penh > siem reap
get breakfast and wait for ride in the morning. tired from the night before. ride comes and share tuk tuk with a guy from canada. programmer who does research with physics. had a lecture series he spoke out and singapore and decided to spend a … Read More →
7/30 phnom penh
wake up and figure out bus tickets to siem reap. breakfast and have convo with fellow travelers. guy and girl. one from canada and one from east coast. both talked about experiences teaching english in korea. sounded fun and easy to get a job there. … Read More →
7/29 phnom penh
head out with newfound travel buds to the killing fields in the outskirts of town. over 17,000 people were killed by the khmer rouge back in the day. stood in the fields where everything happened. get distracted by girl trying to catch a butterfly with … Read More →
7/28 bangkok > phnom penh
arrive in phnom penh. plane ride from the top looks like a green lush undeveloped city. get in to the airport and hostel lady meets me at the gate. accompanying her is a girl also traveling. we take a tuk tuk together and chat. girl … Read More →
7/26 rayong > bangkok
notes: last day and back to the city so make the most of it. saw news report last night that reported bomb explosion occurring near siam paragon- the spot i met up with my group before we headed out to the island. news said one … Read More →
8/5 siem reap > phnom penh
12:00 am. boarding the bus. turns out bus is ridiculous. no chairs. just lines of reclined bed looking seats. sit/lie next to a beautiful spanish girl. start convo and turns out she went to laos, one of the spots i wanted to hit up. tells … Read More →