Phnom Penh. A city whose name brings up images of the killing fields and the torture chambers of S21.
I found it to be comparatively nice.
You can read almost anything I would tell you about the city online. So I’ll give you a couple cool clues I dug up while surfing the city and hopefully it will ease your time here, should you decide to visit.
First off, you can get a tuk-tuk ride anywhere for half the offered price is you are willing to haggle.
Cooking classes, well worth it, are $20 for a full day at Frizz. Don’t trust me? Go swing by there one night for dinner. Best food I ate in Cambodia, hands down.
The prices you can find online for the Phnom Penh Shooting Range are wrong. Most of the guns are double what you find online. If you are slick, you can may be able to get up to a 20% discount, but it requires some fast talk. More details here…
The riverbank makes for some great jogging early in the morning. Have at it.
Khmer coffee is pretty unique tasting. I loved it. Try it.
Rondeng is no secret, but they do serve tarantulas if you are up for it. More details and a short video coming up.
All in all, from traffic to firearms, cuisine to smiles, Phnom Penh was an engaging city. Not a bad place to kill a few days.
