Travel quotes

Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli

In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley

Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley

The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin

There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles

Phnom Penh

When to go to Phnom Penh ( Cambodia ) ?

Month	Sunlight (h/d)	Average T min (°C)	Average T max (°C)	Record T min (°C)	Record T max (°C)	Precipitations (mm)	Wet days	Rating
january	9	22	32	14	34	7	1
february	9	23	33	15	38	10	1
march	9	24	35	19	38	39	3
april	8	25	36	20	42	76	6
may	7	25	35	21	37	133	14
june	6	25	34	21	39	154	15
july	6	25	33	20	36	170	16
august	6	27	33	22	37	159	16
september	5	26	32	22	35	223	19
october	7	25	31	21	35	256	17
november	8	24	31	18	33	126	9
december	9	23	31	14	36	44	4

How to read the charts

For example: In january, you will get 9 hours of average sunlight in Phnom Penh and the overall temperature will vary between 14 and 36 (Celcius) in this area of Cambodia. Usually you shouldn't see more than 1 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Asia.

What to do in Phnom Penh : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants

Capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh has one million three hundred thousand inhabitants. Located in the south, the town is built at the confluence of four rivers, and undergoes a tropical climate with a rainy season from May to October and a dry season a little cooler from November to April.

Known as the Pearl of Asia in the early twentieth century, it has suffered greatly from the presence of the Khmer Rouge until 1979. It is now served by an international airport which connects to a dozen other cities in Asia.

You will find many remnants of French colonization, as the National Museum, the station and the Royal Palace dating from 1866, a multitude of pagodas, the famous Wat Phnom with his legend on the founding of the city, Monument Independence, but also shops selling or manufacturing all kinds of items, or food for pennies.

You'll have no trouble finding accommodation in the city, hotels of all categories or apartments for rent. For your travels, there is no public transport, but you can easily rent a bike, if you get used to the traffic density and the obligation to give way to bigger than you!