Author: Rajeeva Ranjan
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Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Crossing Land Border at Bavet–Moc Bai border I had used Giant Ibis bus company for all my Cambodia intercity travels and had loved their service way too much – so I booked my Phnom Penh – Saigon travel with them. Ticket cost – 35$ Bus timings – 8am and 945am daily Travel time – 7hours.…
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Cambodia – Probably the best travel destination in South East Asia
Transport Giant Ibis is a bus company providing upscale travel service b/w all major tourist cities of Cambodia. It connects Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Kampot, Kep, Sihanoukville and other cities. Internationally, it connects Siem Reap to Bangkok and Phnom Penh to Saigon. Comfortable, clean and punctual – I booked all my trips with them and…
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Index
This post will serve as an index page to my various trips. Each trip will be further broken down into several blog posts, each blog detailing out about one location. South East Asia trip – Oct & Nov 2024 Goa Mahabaleshwar road trip – Sept 2024 Goa Mangalore Kudremukh road trip – July 2024 Goa…
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Koh Rong – A slice of paradise – All you need to know
Amidst confusion whether to visit an island in monsoon season and several positive recommendations about the exceptional beauty of Koh Rong – I finally made up my mind and boarded the 10:40am Cambodian train from Kampot Train station to Sihanoukville. One can conveniently book a Grab TukTuk in Kampot – the journey to train station…
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Kampot and Kep
Kampot is a beautiful laid back city on the banks of Preaek Tuek Chhu River in Southern Cambodia. My rendezvous with Kampot started with getting down at the Giant Ibis bus stop with literally no one around. It was 530pm in the evening. The air was warm and weather pleasant. I had a feeling how…
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Phnom Penh Nightlife
Well, when I reached Phnom Penh from Siem Reap, my hopes were pretty high about the nightlife that Phnom Penh would offer me. On a fine Friday afternoon, I did a thorough research about the best nightclubs in the city. It is to be noted that I wasn’t on the lookout for bars or restaurants…
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Phnom Penh
Giant Ibis Bus Travelling by bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh was a revelation. I had booked GiantIbis bus from hostel reception at Lub D for 17$. I got picked up about half an hour before the departure time of 1230pm (one has to be ready one hour before for the pick up). The…
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Siem Reap – Angkor Wat up and close
Angkor Wat tickets On reaching Angkor Wat, I was asked for the ticket by the security guard. However I did not see any ticket counter. The guard told me I could book it online on https://www.angkorenterprise.org/ which is exactly what I did. Beware of the many fake websites selling Angkor tickets. I would recommend to…
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Siem Reap – Besides Angkor Wat
This was my very first time setting foot on Cambodian soil. From the moment of touch down at Siem Reap International airport, I felt a calming vibe and serenity around. I landed at the new airport built in Siem Reap and my entry through immigration was uneventful. e-visa There is no visa on arrival for…
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Phuket
Here it starts – the first leg of the longest travel (45 days) of my life so far – Phuket. My flight landed at 11 in the night at Phuket airport and going to downtown at that hour was going to be a challenge. Hence, I decided to look for stay options near the airport…
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