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Boarded the early (7am) morning flight from KL to PNH after spending a sleep-depraved night in the low cost terminal. Air asia was super for bike checkin. 50rm = 12,5€ and that was it. No weight, dimension etc shit..just pay and check in, no problem. British airways & qantas can learn from this low cost liner...so can ups for that matter, cause the bikes arrived in pnh with boxes in perfect condition. Had a lot of strange, although encouraging, looks from tuktuk drivers waiting in front of pnh airport while assembling the bikes again :-) Some of them actually wanted to buy the bikes when our trip was over. ("small price for me offcours" they said)
Cambodia traffic is certainly something else than thailand & malaysia: The biggest on the road has priority always! (so bikes are 2nd down the list, mostly beating the pedestrians), there doesn't seem to be a real directional side for driving...right, left, middle,...traffic lights are merely there as indicators, certainly no rule. Good speeds in the city are low, everything zigzags around eachother & from the looks it seems we
get some sympathy from other road users ;-) 1st Lesson on the road: You can always fit more goods & more people on a motorbike (top of today is a family of 5 on a honda cub = "camino")
Walked around the tonle river front & some old french collonial boulevards, it really feels like the people in PP managed to keep the old collonial feeling. Relaxed & enjoyable for sure! Couple of stupa's, temples later we strolled through the central market square back to our guesthouse rooftop terrace. Tonight we just lay back & enjoy our 2nd "beginning" of the new year & the trip.
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Boarded the early (7am) morning flight from KL to PNH after spending a sleep-depraved night in the low cost terminal. Air asia was super for bike checkin. 50rm = 12,5€ and that was it. No weight, dimension etc shit..just pay and check in, no problem. British airways & qantas can learn from this low cost liner...so can ups for that matter, cause the bikes arrived in pnh with boxes in perfect condition. Had a lot of strange, although encouraging, looks from tuktuk drivers waiting in front of pnh airport while assembling the bikes again :-) Some of them actually wanted to buy the bikes when our trip was over. ("small price for me offcours" they said)Cambodia traffic is certainly something else than thailand & malaysia: The biggest on the road has priority always! (so bikes are 2nd down the list, mostly beating the pedestrians), there doesn't seem to be a real directional side for driving...right, left, middle,...traffic lights are merely there as indicators, certainly no rule. Good speeds in the city are low, everything zigzags around eachother & from the looks it seems we
get some sympathy from other road users ;-) 1st Lesson on the road: You can always fit more goods & more people on a motorbike (top of today is a family of 5 on a honda cub = "camino")Walked around the tonle river front & some old french collonial boulevards, it really feels like the people in PP managed to keep the old collonial feeling. Relaxed & enjoyable for sure! Couple of stupa's, temples later we strolled through the central market square back to our guesthouse rooftop terrace. Tonight we just lay back & enjoy our 2nd "beginning" of the new year & the trip.
I like this first impression pictures of PP.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenNice ambiance etc...Indeed a very different feeling form Malaysia and Thailand. We will see more as you both travel further. Looking forward to it. Kisses, Mam Chantal
Ziet er weer heel uitnodigend uit, wordt zeker ook één van onze doelen.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHave a nice time
Mieke mams