Category: Traveler memoirs
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Battambang to Siem Reap: The Best Way to Travel
What are the available transportation options from Battambang to Siem Reap? There exist multiple transportation options available which include bus, taxi, shared taxi, and private car. It’s important to consider your budget, travel time, and comfort preferences when choosing which one to use. Camboticket also has the best options for these routes by bus or…
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Travel from Phnom Penh to Bangkok by Virak Buntham Express
What is the Virak Buntham bus? The Virak Buntham bus is a popular bus service that operates between Phnom Penh, Cambodia and Bangkok, Thailand. It is known for its comfortable seats, air conditioning, and reliable service. They offer a fleet of luxury vehicles – including comfortable sleeping buses, hotel buses, and 2015 VIP Toyota…
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How to Travel on a Budget from Siem Reap to Kampot or Kep?
Looking for a budget-friendly way to travel from Siem Reap to Kampot or Kep? Check out this comprehensive guide from Camboticket Blog! How many days in Siem Reap is enough? How long you need to explore Siem depends on your proposed plans and interests. It is highly recommended to allocate a minimum of three to…
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Experience dining in the darkness for the good cause at Dine in the Dark restaurant.
Dine in the Dark is a restaurant with a social purpose. Indeed, its aim is to raise awareness, through a role-reversal by which the visually impaired are the guides in a dark environment, and guests experimenting the visual impairment.
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Reviewing the Overnight Bus From Phnom Penh to Bangkok
I was recently afforded the opportunity to take the overnight bus from Phnom Penh to Bangkok from the travel company Virak Buntham Express through Camboticket. The bus pickup was conveniently located on street 106 in Phnom Penh on the corner with Preah Sisowath Quay (riverside or street 1), but pickup locations are scattered throughout the…
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Koh Kong: a natural hidden gem by the Thai border
Koh Kong is the nearest province to Thai border, surrounded by the sea on one side and by the magnificent Cardamoms mountains on the other side. It is an amazing place with intact natural beauty and far away from the main touristic routes. The main city of the province is Koh Kong city, where you…
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From Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh by bus
Living in Phnom Penh, me and my roommate decided to take a weekend off and go to Ho Chi Minh for Water Festival. We both never had the chance to go to Vietnam so the 4-day weekend was for us, a perfect occasion. Also, we learnt that the trip from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh…
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Cambodia in 12 days – Part 4: Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem
This blog is part 4 of 4 of the experience of Paula and her two friends travelling Cambodia in 12 days. For Part 3 in Kampot, click here. For part 1 in Phnom Penh, click here. Days 7-12: Koh Rong and Koh Rong Samloem Seventh Day Sihanoukville is a big coastal city where…
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Cambodia in 12 days – Part 3: Chilling in Kampot
This blog is part 3 of 4 of the experience of Paula and her two friends travelling Cambodia in 12 days. For Part 2 in Siem Reap, click here. For part 4 in Koh Rong & Koh Rong Samloem, click here. Days 6 to 7: Chilling in Kampot We took the Virak Buntham night bus…
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Cambodia in 12 days – Part 2: Exploring Siem Reap
This blog is part 2 of 4 of the experience of Paula and her two friends travelling Cambodia in 12 days. For Part 1 in Phnom Penh, click here. For part 3 in Kampot, click here. Days 3-6: Siem Reap Third day After our stay in Phnom Penh came to end, we left for…
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Cambodia in 12 days – Part 1: Visiting Phnom Penh
So here is how our adventure starts. We are three friends from Madrid doing an exchange year in Taichung (Taiwan) and we wanted to take the advantage of being in Asia to travel around the continent before going back to Spain. Cambodia was relatively close to us, it had been recommended by a lot…
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From Cambodia to Laos by Taxi
Laos is an incredible country to visit, so it is a shame that it is not easy to reach – until now! Regular buses cost at least $30 one-way to the Laos border, and the quality varies. For less per person than a bus ticket, we had our own mini-van, with a private driver at…
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Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville with PSD Xpress
Being a new operator in this kind of travel, I was quite curious to try the PSD Xpress bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville, hoping to spend a relaxed weekend on a beach in Otres and runaway from the craziness in the capital during the Water Festival. I packed a small bag and started to…
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Private Taxi Cambodia: How to get to Koh Rong
The way from Phnom Penh to Koh Rong is not easy. You have to combine bus and ferry, adjust to times, and make sure that everything matches. Everything is even harder when you are a group of 22 people. But CamboTicket gave us the solution. Thanks to their new offering of private taxis in Cambodia, we were…
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Phnom Penh Street Art Scene
Being a fast-growing capital city, Phnom Penh is a thriving place with that special feeling of many things happening at the same time, a small but motivated art scene and new urban trends breeding all over.