4 December 2022, Sunday And just like that, we have come to the last full day of the trip. After a hearty breakfast, we left our hotel at 7:37am and reached our starting point 10 minutes later. After the usual warm ups, we started cycling at 8am, for one last time. As with previous days, […]
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3 December 2022, Saturday Despite the “fiasco” of our La Residence Blanc D’Angkor hotel last night, the bed in the room was comfy and I slept pretty well. We checked out early at 7:05am to go to our new hotel for the next two nights, Angkor Paradise Hotel. It was only seven minutes away by […]
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Vietnam Cambodia Cycling 2022: Day 8 – Phnom Penh / Siem Reap
2 December 2022, Friday After the brief hiatus yesterday, it was back to business today, as we (somewhat) resumed our cycling in Cambodia. Breakfast was at the usual 6:30am before we checked out of our lovely Frangipani Royal Palace Hotel in Phnom Penh. We also bade farewell to two members of our group, A and […]
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The Grand Adventure: Day 95 – Cambodia (Siem Reap) / Thailand (Bangkok)
3 August 2018, Friday After spending two nights in Siem Reap, it was time to move off yet again to Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. This would be the 18th country of my trip. Bangkok is of course, a city that all Singaporeans are very familiar with. It is a popular destination for a short […]
2 August 2018, Thursday For my second day in Siem Reap, I would be joining a bicycle tour of the countryside. At 7:15am, I went for breakfast at my hostel. Breakfast wasn’t included in my room rate so I paid US$6.75 (S$9.65) for my classic breakfast set and a flat white. It wasn’t as cheap […]
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The Grand Adventure: Day 93 – Cambodia (Phnom Penh / Siem Reap)
1 August 2018, Wednesday It was going to be another day of travelling, as I would be making my way northwest across Cambodia from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. Initially, I considered taking a detour southwest to the coastal city of Sihanoukville but I found out that getting there wasn’t so straightforward, and the onward […]