Total Expenses In Cambodia and Thailand for 12 days

MY TOTAL SPENDING :


RM380(AirTicket)+ $155(Cambodia)+5996B(Thailand)

= RM1561.20

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Spending details :

Airticket
Kuala LUmpur to Phnom Penh(MAS) :RM160
Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur (AirAsia): 2199B = RM220

Traveller's cheque : US$200 (spare money for emergency)

Starting Cash in hand for 2 person

RM984 for US$280 ( US$1= RM3.52)

RM500 for 4720B ( 10.6B= RM100)

All transaction in Cambodia is in US dollar as below for 2 person (Starting cash $280)

8-9-2007

Water(1.5L) : $0.50

Dinner : $2

Electric converter :$1

Tuol Sleng Museum : $4

Coconut : $0.50

Total Expenses : $8

Balance : $272

9-9-2007

Wat Phnom($2)+ Map Phnom Penh($2)+Meal($3)+Stamp(13x1800R)+Grill Frog(2000R)+Food($16.25)+Parking(400R)+Postcard($1.25)= $17.60

Total Expenses :$17.60

Balance :$242.45

10-9-2007

Sunday GH 2days($13.30)+INternet($0.5)+Airport TUKTUK($5)+2Bikes($4)+Bus Ticket to Siam Reap($10)+Jasmine Lodge 2 days($12)+Lunch($1.5)+TUKTUK($2)+Mask($0-8)+Dinner($1.1)=$50.20

Total Expenses :$50.20

Balance :$192.725

11-9-2007

Angkor Wat 3 days ticket : $80

Novel about Poipet regime : $4
Magee Mee 3 bowls : $3
mineral water (6x500ml) : $1
Monk +Donatn : $1.675
Dinner : $6.90
Water biscuit: $4.375
Lost :$0.35

Total : $101

Balance :$91.375





12-9-2007

Mee+ dessert : $1.357
Ruby Pendant :$3
Lunch : $1.25
Clothes: $9
antique Scoop : 2
Sugar Cane :$0.125
Bag pouch :$!
Thailand LonelyPlanet guide book : $4.50
Buddhist statue :$22 -Boo
Clothes :$6.5 - Boo
Souvenier :$11
Supper :$2
Banana: $0.625
Bicycle(2) 2days: $8
laundry $1
Souvenir: $14.50 -Boo



total :$78.875


Balance :$12.50





13-9-2008


(Encashment of 2 traveller's cheque $196 with $4 commision)
Bon Savy GH $6
Boat to Battambang :$28

Motor:$1
Pickup truck: $6
Food :$4


total :$45
balance :$163.50

All transaction in Thailand is in BATH for 2 person as below (starting with 4720B)
Poipet to border :20B
Border to Aranyaphratet: 50B
Guest hosue:250B
Dinner :150B

Total 470B

Balance4250B

14-9-07
train Aranyaphratet - bangkok :96B






Bun/Mineral water: 10B/20B
Train from Bangkok -ChiangMai :771B

Sawasdee Khaosan Inn :700B
Toilet/Lunch/Map :4B/40B/50B
Taxi /Silom night taxi:60B/200B
Dinner /Salad/Orange juice :20B/60B/60B
condom:37B
Shopping:93B/42B
MRT/BTS: 52B/25B
Busticket/Beggar:14B/1B


Total:2355B

Balance:1887B

15-9-07


Sawasdee Krungthep Inn:500B

Ticket Wat Pho :100B
Chaophrya boat :26/31/6B
TukTuk :35B
Donate 2B
Lunch water:70B/10B
Massage:400B
Dinner:25B
Bag/chain:200/140B
MRT:35B
Food:16B
Bus laundry:24/20B

Total:1640B

Balance :247B


Exchange another 3896B (balance in hand now = 4143B)

16-9-07


Bar/Dj Station disco: 200/200B
TukTuk:120B
MRT/BUs:31B
Massage :400B -Boo
Airport transfer : 123B- Boo
Personal use: 200 -Boo
Lunch/online/water/telephone:25B/45B/13B/6B
BabyL SPa:310B
MRT/Bus/Tuk-tuk:40B/14B/20B

Sawadee Smile Inn:240B

Total : 1987B

Balance: 2142B

17-9-08

Lunch/ Yogurt moose/mixed fruit juice: 35B30B25B

MRT/Bus/Tuk-tuk:72B/7B/60B

Dinner 271B

Lonely planet guide original/Map:50B/70B

Toothpaste DXN : 117

Internet /supper/Water:10B/20B/13B

Lagguage store:40B

Total : 820B

Balance: 1338B

18-9-08

Swangtae :40B

Lunch Dinner :78B/90B

Bicycle/Banana/titbits: 50B/10B/5B

Jewellery/Short /necklace: 230B/100B/80B

Tarot card predict : 100B

Others :15B

Total:796B

Balance :545B

19-9-08

Five-star Guest House :150B

Car- airport :60B

Nampiknum :31B

Total :241B

Balance :304B

Kuala LUmpur to Phnom Penh(MAS) :RM160

Chiang Mai to Kuala Lumpur (AirAsia): 2199B = RM220

MY TOTAL SPENDING :

RM380(AirTicket)+ $155(Cambodia)+5996B(Thailand)

= RM1561.20

Cross border Camb-Thai (Tonle Sap, Battambang- Poipet)

13-9-2007

There are a few routes from Siam Reap to Poipet (border of Cambodia and Thailand).

Since it is the monsoon season now, we choose to go to Battambang through Tonle Sap, and take Pickup truck to Poipet.

The trip to Tonle Sap takes 6 hours, the day is sunny. The lake smell sour. Lying on top of the boat is a great relaxation in a secluded area in the world.

Boat Siam Reap --> Battambang (Tonle Sap) US$14 per person

Pick-Up Truck Battambang-->Poipet US$3 per person

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The Tonlé Sap (meaning Large Fresh Water River is a combined lake and river system. It is the largest freshwater lake in South East Asia and is an ecological hotspot

For most of the year the lake is fairly small, around one meter deep and with an area of 2,700 square km. During the monsoon season, however, the Tonle Sap river which connects the lake with the Mekong river reverses its flow. Water is pushed up from the Mekong into the lake, increasing its area to 16,000 square km and its depth to up to nine meters, flooding nearby fields and forests. The floodplain provides a perfect breeding ground for fish.

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Writing personal feeling while enjoying cool breeze

Photography the precious moment.
Floating Village is one of the splendid sight here!!!

Along the ways there are many trees blocking the water path. Some are clear path but the driver have to takes the blocked path according to his compass. Although the whole journey may be tough, but eventually we will reach the destination.

In real life. A goal in life is like the compass. Some path may looked glamarous, and some path looked full of difficulty, but the goal will guide you to achieve your target.

The kids here are playing in the yellowish water here, they grin with neat white rows of teeth welcoming us. Some even send kisses to us!! This is a great contrast compare to our Malaysian kids who are having many tuition classes and endless school work to be completed. Behind the naive smile, they need to pay a big price for that. What about their future undertaking without education? The nostalgia of the poor community..

How many people can FIT into a pick-up truck like this ???

30 over
Imagine we are crammed in the pick-up truck like this:

The whole journey on the dusty road caused our clothes to be covered in yellow sand. We are responsible to our safety depending on our grip on the side of the truck. Hazardous.

When we reached Poipet, the local even cheated us that the border had closed at 6pm. But we continued our journey knowing that the risk of getting rob is higher if we stay in Poipet a second longer.Crossing border from POIPET to Aranyapratet

Experience With the Local Cambodians

12-9-2007

Spacious BONSAVY GH. Only cost US$6 per night. Best GH in Siam Reap

Local delicacies. Very delicous but the taste is mainly sour...

The girl in the souvenier shop. We buy a few items from her shop, and start talking to her..

Boo seems to like her very much......

We have lunch at their house, she invited us because she welcome our presence.

THERE ARE FREE MEAL IN CAMBODIA!!

Angkor Thom (12th-13th century AD)

Angkor Thom moated royal city and was the last capital of the Angkorian empire. After Jayavarman VII recaptured the Angkorian capital from the Cham invaders in 1181, he began a massive building campaign across the empire, constructing Angkor Thom as his new capital city. He began with existing structures such as Baphuon and Phimeanakas and built a grand enclosed city around them, adding the outer wall/moat and some of Angkor's greatest temples including his state-temple, Bayon, set at the center of the city. There are five entrances (gates) to the city, one for each cardinal point, and the victory gate leading to the Royal Palace area. Each gate is crowned with 4 giant faces.

Bayon

The smiling of BAYON:

The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII

The poor guys get all wet after cycling in the rain...