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HOTELS

Budget Beds

Borann Hotel. Rooms set in bungalows in a cosy garden, with an inviting pool. From US$33 per room.63-964-740

Plusher Sleeps

Pavillon Indochine. From US$40 per room(www.pavillon-indochine.com) Khmer and French-designed 3-star boutique hotel with pool, cable TV and ASDL internet. Gay and family friendly.12-804-303

CHOW

Noam Pang

Baguettes (noam pang)French colonisation has left Cambodians with some of the best French breads for miles around. Served with various fillings.

Amok d'ray

Fresh fish from the Tonle Sap baked in banana leaves, drizzled in coconut milk curry.

ATTRACTIONS

Angkor Wat

Breathtaking complex of 1000-year-old temples. In our opinion, a sure wonder of the world.

Ta Phrom

Stumble upon a lost world through this 12th century monastery enveloped by the jungle.

Mekong River

Joy is..... riding through lush green padi fields in the fertile Mekong River delta.

MISC. INFO

Climate

Wet: May-Nov, Average temperature: 29 deg.Celsius

Exchange Rates

US$1=4024 Riel

Time Zone

+7 hours GMT

Power Needs

230 AC, 50 Hz, Mostly 2-pin

Visa Needs

On arrival, US$20, 2 photos required

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

IDD Country Code +855

Tourist Police 117

24 hrs English-speaking Medical Care Naga International Clinic 6396-4500

Local Singapore Consulate (23)221-875

HOTELS

Budget Beds

Boeung Kak Lake. Basic wooden guesthouses cluster on its edge. Cheap beer and tasty fare await those prepared to rough it out.

Plusher Sleeps

Sisowath Quay. Three to five-star hotels line the bank of the Tonle Sap with sunrise views over the river

CHOW

Fried insects

A local snack, for those after more than lemongrass and tamarind.

Tropical fruits

Local procuce of dragonfruits, durians and magosteens. As exotic as they sound, as tasty as they look.

ATTRACTIONS

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum

Former detention and torture centre of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime that wiped out a third of the country.

The Killing Fields

Sobering stroll by mass graves from a massacre from less than 30 years ago

Children of Phnom Penh

Half of Cambodians are under 15.Running about the streets, giggling. eager to chat, Cambodia's future is beautiful.