Cambodia is a truly unique country. It’s been through a lot of horrible things, which it is still recovering from. When I first visited the country, it was eye-opening. The poverty and the desperation was like nothing I had ever seen. I’ve since been back, 3 years later, and I found that a lot had changed in that short period of time. The atrocities that happened there in the late 70s will not be forgotten, but the Cambodian people have worked hard to turn their country into an amazing place to travel.
We booked a bus from Phnom Penh to Kompong Chhnang with Phnom Penh Sorya (15,000r/US$3.75) whose buses leave from Psar Thmei. The bus was supposed to leave at 10:30am but didn’t end up leaving until 12:30pm. While we waited we tried to feel the benefit of the Phnom Penh Sorya bus terminal “cool down zone”.
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Oh, Phnom Penh. Such a shithole. The butt crack of the world — where the scum settles in the tourist area. So many beggars and ruthless business people selling their everything (including their children). I felt generally unsafe in Phnom Penh. Maybe because of the horror stories I had read. Maybe because on the first night a child, who we wouldn’t buy a bracelet from, followed us through the streets and called us shitheads. I’m not sure. What I am sure of though, is that Phnom Penh is not the most accurate or pleasant introduction to Cambodia.
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