I miss Cambodia

Post by **Username Taken** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:43 pm

bkktrapper wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:
bkktrapper wrote:Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?
When family/friends visit Cambodia I usually promise that I'll go to the temples with them, then bail at the last minute and go drink beer anyways.

I did visit S-21 when my friend from Indonesia came for a visit. She had to check out the killing fields on her own.

Never seen the dump.

Work for drinks in Kampot? Sure.

Got me there. English breakfast every time.
Love baw baw with salt for the chronic mekong hangover.
z

I would much prefer a Thai kao dtom over a Khmer baw baw.

juansweetpotato · Post by **juansweetpotato** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:28 pm

Hey! There's no knocking a good Bor Bor.

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 10:10 pm

im not one for doing touristy things really, in 3 years ive spent 3 hours at Angkor Wat and i visited S-21 (drove out to the killing fields but didnt have time to go in)
i did all that on my 5th and 6th day in Cambodia 3 years ago, unfortunatly my Camera broke and i lost all the photos i took, tbh when i first came to cambodia i didnt really know much about the place, probably why i got so sucked in when i first arrived,
i do plan to re-visit Angkor Wat early next year, still undecided about the killing fields tbh

Barang_doa_slae · Post by **Barang_doa_slae** » Wed Nov 04, 2015 10:26 pm

Haven't been inside Angkor archeological park since 2003

Many years ago, I promised myself to try my ID card there but on the rare occasions I was in SR since, I was only passing through. Usually with great numbers of in laws in tow, for a trip further north, once also with a handcuffed car thief in custody of my passenger...

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:02 am

I'm interested to check it out again now i have a much better understanding of the country, seen a lot of documentaries on it as well so know which bits i want to check out that i might have missed before

Ed Hammer · Post by **Ed Hammer** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:50 am

The only time I have been to these place is while escorting young, free and single tourist. So that's 3 times in 6 years.

hanno · Post by **hanno** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 10:56 am

Nothing wrong with Angkor Wat, there is a reason it is a World Heritage.

However, the OP's post was (I think) more about how he managed to live in the boonies without a dime and just his Tuk-tuk friends.

Not sure that is an accomplishment to be put on one's CV.....

Kuroneko · Post by **Kuroneko** » Thu Nov 05, 2015 2:42 pm

bkktrapper wrote:
Love baw baw with salt for the chronic mekong hangover.
z

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 8:00 pm

Bump.

bkktrapper wrote:Who goes to the temples in siem reap and spends the day chatting with locals rather then actually seeing the temples? Who would rather drink been in front of the convenience store with a group of tuk tuk drivers rather than visit S1 and killing fields? who would rather visit steung mean chey dump than goto have a cocktail on the river side? Who would sooner work for beer and food in kampot rather than make 70000 $ a year back home And who would prefer a bowl of 2500 riel baw baw over an english breakfast?

A year ago bkktrapper was almost making sense here - not that I agree with his conclusions, but the question was pertinent for those of us who come and go, for work or family reasons.
When you're not in Cambodia, what do you miss ?

I don't miss Angkor Wat because I haven't been there for years (but will visit again soon if all goes to plan). I surely don't miss Bor bor or Baw baw, which has memories of funeral breakfasts for me. I've never been to a rubbish dump to drink my cocktails either.

What I really really miss when I am not in Cambodia are the people. Not all of them, but most of them. I miss Cambodia because I laugh less often. Cambodia makes me happy, and it might be exaggerating to say that it makes me a better person, but I feel like I'm more the person that I'd like to be.
More :OD:

and less

And you ? What do you miss when you're away ?

Duncan · Post by **Duncan** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 8:36 pm

For me it's all about the drug I'm on. The KOWW drug [ Kingdom of Wonder Why drug ] I know it's bad for my health, my financial status and my wellbeing, but here I'm quite happy being on it and being addicted. . As soon as I'm off that drug and in another country I get withdrawal symptoms and cannot wait till I get my next ''fix, '' and that comes in as soon as go through Cambodian immigration and then sit in a tuk-tuk on a congested hi-way back to my place in PP .

Oh Buddha, I hate this place, but I hate every other place a lot more.

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