Comments on: In Defense of Cambodia: A Love Letter to Phnom Penh https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1387519 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:26:04 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1387519 In reply to Ryan.

Thanks Ryan! Yeah, the tuk tuk guys can definitely be intense. I haven’t been to another city quite like it! But still, Phnom Penh still charms me.

]]> By: Ryan https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1386404 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 01:53:55 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1386404 Definitely appreciate your defense letter here. Honestly, the first time I went to Phenom Pehn, I hated it. It wasn’t a very walkable city with sidewalks being commandeered by parked cars and the inability to not get harassed by Tuk Tuks every 10 steps.

My second time to the area was a different story though. I really got a deeper appreciation for the people and was of moved by the historical sites in and around the city.

Anyway, awesome read!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1290665 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 03:03:02 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1290665 In reply to Rachel en Route.

Yay! That’s what I like to hear 🙂 Cambodia is one of my favorite countries in the world, I think anyone would be crazy to skip it!

]]> By: Rachel en Route https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1289305 Thu, 09 Mar 2017 17:19:21 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1289305 Wait, I love this! I just recently read an article that was more or less discouraging about Cambodia. I plan to spend a year in Asia next year and would love to visit Cambodia at some point. This blog post just made me 100% more excited about it. Thank you!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1260173 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:54:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1260173 In reply to Josh Wilson.

Couldn’t agree more… I hope my fourth trip is around the corner!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1260126 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 23:09:12 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1260126 In reply to Ed Chapman.

Lovely to hear Ed! I also hope to return someday soon.

]]> By: Josh Wilson https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1259712 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 14:38:38 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1259712 Great story Alex! We fell in love with Cambodia our first time there. We look forward to heading back sooner than later hopefully!

]]> By: Ed Chapman https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1259128 Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:19:25 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1259128 Hi Alex

Couldn’t agree more we loved our time there and can’t wait to go back.

Ed

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1202027 Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:57:33 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1202027 In reply to Phil.

What a beautiful story Phil! I love reading about your family’s connection to Cambodia. It is indeed a special place. I wish you many happy return trips!

]]> By: Phil https://www.alexinwanderland.com/a-love-letter-to-phnom-penh/#comment-1200285 Sun, 11 Oct 2015 05:50:53 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=33725#comment-1200285 What a great post Alex and you put in words how I feel.
I promised myself I would never visit the same place twice, simply because there are too many places in the world to visit, until I went to Cambodia 3 years ago. I have now been 3 times and planning a 4th despite it being a long trip for an Australian family. I love Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Koh Rong Samloem, etc, etc and particularly Kampot but eventually realised it wasn’t the beautiful places. It was the incredibly warm, friendly and content people who teach my kids ( as well as my wife and I) you don’t have to have the latest iPhone to be happy. These people have every reason to be unhappy with how poor they are and their recent tragic history but teach us so much about living and enjoying life, and the true meaning of generosity. I absolutely adore Cambodia and have never understood the bad posts it regularly gets.
Phil

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