Cambodia Motorbike Adventure in Siem Reap

This was a great day out in Cambodia's countryside getting a peek at the local lifestyle with a knowledgeable and friendly tour guide named Slim. We did a full day trip and it was worth every penny. We covered a ton of area. If you like to ride motorbikes, this is the trip for you. The company does offer a dirt bike trip but this is a little more mellow as you cruise around on semi automatic Honda 150 motorbikes. We got to see how rice was grown and harvested, local farms, painters, blacksmithing, lakes, streams, orchards, red dirt quarries, eat local food, local drinks, and much more. When we were done we were left with smiles. If I ever come back, there is no question I'll be calling these guys for either a dirbike tour or multi-day mountain tour. One of the coolest things is also getting to see the hidden temples in the jungle. No crowds, no fees, yet still getting to experience setting foot on and exploring ancient ruins. We got to also visit a real life distillery on a farm where they also make rice whisky. It was also neat to see all of the water buffalo along the way. Riding motorbikes is fun in the states but this is really a topper being able to do so much exploring and sightseeing on them.

(Oh also, don't forget to tip your tour guide at the end of the day.)

We stopped for lunch at a nice and clean local resturaunt. Slim recommended I get the loke lock. I'm sure I'm spelling it wrong but it was delicious.

I want to say that we didn't decide to do this until the last minute and Mr Po Hay made last minute arrangements to pick us up and get us outfitted with helmets and bikes.

Once we were done he gave us free beers then drove us back to our hotel. Wow. Top notch.

Mr. Po Hay is incredibly warm and friendly. 100% recommend you and your family call him. You will thank me later=). Here's his info.

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Angkor Wat Temple Tour in Cambodia

Out of all of the Asian countries I've visited, Cambodia is my favorite. The people are super friendly, incredibly hard working, and polite. Lovely culture and country. Although these temples are breathtaking incredible historical works of engineering, craftsmanship, art, and religion, Cambodia is much more than this. We were lucky enough to have a large group of monks walk past while we were visiting Angkor wat. The tuk tuk experience is one to be had as well. The tuk tuks are basically just people haulers hooked to motorbikes. Some are better quality than others. The do drive on the right side of the road!  I'm told that the best time to visit Angkor Wat is during wet season as well as during a weekday. This is exactly what we did. They told us wet or rainy season was August, September, October, November. We didn't have anything to compare it to but it was quite a pleasant experience with not a lot of crowds and zero waiting at all for transportation. Bring water with you during your visit as you can really do a lot of walking and it's quite hot. It's amazing this is still standing after all of these years. If you are trying to pick a country to visit in Asia don't wait any longer. Come and see Cambodia. You won't be disappointed. Here's some books if you are interested in reading more about the history of Angkor Wat and Cambodia.

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Burger King Siem Reap Cambodia

This BK was cleaner than any BK I've seen in either other SE Asian Countries or the US. The price was reasonable and the food was tasty. We were hungry from traveling and site seeing all day to this really hit the spot for us. Friendly and professional workers there. They even had a parking lot attendant outside who keeps everyone's scooters and vehicles in order as well as their helmets. On one occasion I saw him covering up some scooters with piece of cardboard and turning over helmets so as they wouldn't fill up with rain. I gave him a small tip for his efforts. Great operation here.