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✦ Written by a British expat · 4 years in Phnom Penh · 25 Cambodian provinces

Cambodia Travel Guide:
Honest Advice, No Tourist Traps

I moved to Phnom Penh in 2021 and never went back. I've spent 4 years exploring every corner of Cambodia. This is the guide I wish existed when I landed.

25 Provinces covered
4yr Living in Phnom Penh
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The exact route I'd give a mate flying into Phnom Penh. What to skip, what's worth the potholed road, real prices.
  • 2-week route with daily breakdown
  • Real prices in EUR, not “budget estimates”
  • Honest notes on what's actually worth it
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Siem Reap, Angkor Wat, Kampong Thom — the temples most people only see from a coach

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Kampot, Kep, Sihanoukville — beach towns worth the bus ride, especially off-season

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Where everyone starts. More interesting than you've been told, cheaper than you expect

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Slow river towns and the rural routes most itineraries skip
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I'm James. I moved to Phnom Penh in 2021 and never went back.

I was paying £1,800 a month for a flat in Manchester. A Reddit post told me I could get a decent one-bedroom in Phnom Penh for €350. I flew out "just to check." Four years later, I've been to all 25 Cambodian provinces, picked up enough Khmer to bargain at markets, and eaten amok in places with no English signs.

Cambodia Unlock is the guide I wish existed when I landed. Real prices. Honest takes. What's worth the potholed road and what isn't.

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