Monday, December 6, 2010

Siem Reaaaaaaaaap in a Day!!!

a.k.a. Day 2 of our South East Asian semi-backpacking trip
early morning breakfast at KL LCCT
Siem Reap Airport Lobby
Tuktuk-loving (airport pick-up courtesy of Bou Savvy guesthouse)

Bou Savvy's cafeteria

Relying on fellow backpackers from GT and peyups.com, we chose Bou Savvy Guesthouse and it was definitely a good choice. The rooms are clean and their staff are friendly and hospitable. Mr. Horn Bovout, the owner of this guesthouse is a Vietnamese whose hospitality resembles that of a Siem Reap local. Although we corresponded through email regarding our arrival, there seemed to be a mis-coordination that day, since the guests who were supposed to leave the room reserved for us decided to stay for a couple more days. Mr. Horn, seeing (and thinking) that we were too young to be left homeless for a night (heehee) decided to offer us a bigger room free of charge. He also took the liberty of reserving bus tickets for us. After freshening up a bit, Kim Soryar, our tour guide fetched us with his van (and i thought we'd be using a car). The entire Angkor Wat complex trip with Kim Soryar only cost us $35 (inclusive of tour guide, van, wet towels, cold water, and a hefty tip). Not bad since Kim speaks really good English and was always ready with his signature cold water and wet towels before and after getting off his van. 

After the trip, Kim arranged for us a dinner / Apsara dance buffet in their party district. I've heard of several horror stories for these kinds of Apsara buffet dinners saying that $14 didn't give them their money's worth. Well, we only paid $12 plus drinks and they served hefty servings of Thai, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Malaysian, and Indonesian cuisine. They also had these long gondolas of fresh fruits which i did not dare visit since i was all for food that night and fruits might load me up. =D

Front seat y'all


bilbil bilbil

girl-crush of the moment 

with Kim Soryar (see you again!!)

we invited him for a nightcap at the Old Market, but he declined since he had Spanish evening class that night and because Angkor beer, he said, would lull him to sleep with only a few sip. Luckily, we listened. =))

If you want to spend a few days in Siem Reap, try Bou Savvy guesthouse.
For tours around Angkor Wat complex and to know more about the rest of Siem Reap tours, visit Kim Soryar's website.


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