Siem Reap, Cambodia: Why It's the Most Popular City in Cambodia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Ep.86 Have you ever visited a place and thought, "I could live here!" We take you around this tourist-friendly city and show you why we we're so impressed. By the end of this episode, you too might be wondering if Cambodia is a country worthy of an extended stay.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Start
01:05 - Arriving in Cambodia
02:04 - Money in Cambodia
02:42 - Where to stay in Siem Reap
03:56 - Our first impressions of Siem Reap
05:35 - The Little Red Fox Espresso Best Coffee & Breakfast
07:51 - Soben Cafe made us feel like locals!
09:17 - Il Forno for Real Italian Dining
10:27 - Malis Restaurant for Christmas Dinner
11:16 - Our Place has delicious food at great prices
11:40 - Pub Street is where the nightlife happens
12:00 - Khmer Kitchen for local cuisine
12:30 - Siem Reap River Street Food Carts
13:02 - Things to do in Siem Reap
14:49 - Seeing Siem Reap by Bike
20:06 - The Holidays in Cambodia
20:38 - What We Paid
23:03 - Would we living in Siem Reap?
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Siem reap is a great place. The people are polite and kind. Been 2 or three times and your video has prompted us to return.
Have subscribed.All the best Peter and Silvi
Thank you so much for watching and for subscribing, Peter and Silvi! Cambodia sure is a special place and we're happy to hear you love it, too. I'm sure you've been to Angkor Wat, but here's a link to our 2-day experience there if you want a walk down memory lane. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much for your visiting my home town, Siem Reap. You are welcome.
Thank you very much for kind to Cambodia. To the people and the country. I'm Cambodia but now living in England 36 years so I'm British. I'm so proud the respect from young Khmer they always bou their heads saying hello pu
Chhem, thank you for watching! The Cambodians we met were such kind humans. Truly inspiring people and we are so grateful to have been able to visit. Do you ever come back to Cambodia for a visit? We also have a video of the epic Angkor Wat if you're interested. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
The first video I’ve watched on Cambodia. Loved it!!
Wow, thank you so much. Cambodia is incredible. It's not fancy, but the energy is so great. We didn't know much about it before we visited, and as we mentioned, we strongly considered cutting it from our time in Southeast Asia. We are glad we didn't! -Judy
Oh, you should check out For Riel.
Hi! Judy & Kevin, what an interesting video! We appreciate your transparency. We liked coming along on your bike tour..looked great! We have not seriously considered visiting Cambodia. But…your video changed our mind. Thank you from New Mexico!! 🌶️👍🏼
Thank you so much, Marion; and hello New Mexico! Honestly, we truly were very close to skipping it. The only reason we even included it at the start was because a friend had visited in 2022 and loved it. I don't even think what she posted about clicked with me; it was more her enthusiasm. And we knew so little about anything related to the country, including Angkor Wat. But its people and vibe hit us in the best way. We can't tell you how much it means to us to have you along with us on this journey! -Judy
Cambodia is amazing! The people are priceless. Beautiful inside and out ❤
We completely agree! We would love to go back and explore more. -Judy
Welcome to Cambodia 🇰🇭 thanks for your visit Cambodia.
Thank you for your hospitality, Eric. Siem Reap stole our hearts! ♥️ -Judy
I’m glad you guys had a wonderful time here! You’re always welcome to visit anytime! 🥰💕
Hi Peng, Thank you so much. The hospitality was amazing, and we loved every moment of our visit there! Thanks for watching! -Judy
Oh wow, you stayed in the same AirBnB that I did when I was there last year!!! Yes, it was a great place to stay, great location, and the hosts were wonderful. Really enjoyed Siem Reap and Cambodia in general. I really enjoyed my time in Phnom Penh as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for letting us know this. What a small world. ♥️ Yes, we could have stayed so much longer. It was such a shame to have to leave! We didn't make it to Phnom Penh, but we definitely plan to return. We're excited to bring you our video from our two days at Angkor Wat. Thanks for watching! -Judy
Thank you for joining the kingdom of Cambodia welcome to Cambodia 💛🇰🇭🙏💛😊
Thank you so much for your hospitality, Meas! Cambodia and its warmhearted people are like no other! We can't wait to return so we can experience more! -Judy
Great video. Very informative, and I'm very appreciative.
Thanks so much for watching, Sojean. We had such a great time and are looking forward to bringing you Angkor Archeological Park this Saturday! -Judy
OMG! I'm going there in a few days. Thank you so much. Wish I could see your Angkor wat video before departing
We had such an amazing time and we hope you do as well! Our tour guides at Angkor Wat were good, not great, but we still suggest you use one. Ours was from Get Your Guide. We did a sunrise/sunset tour that ran the course of two days. The first one started at 4am and lasted until around noon and the second day was from around 10am to about 7pm. They drop you off and pick you up each day. We'd *love* to hear your thoughts when you visit. If you stop at any of the restaurants we ate at, please give them a hello for us! Also, here's an article which lists the locations of some of our favorite restaurants: findingginamarie.com/articles/favorite-restaurants-in-cambodia?rq=cambodia
@@FindingGinaMarieYour city guides are much appreciated! I took notes. 😂 One helpful thing to include in the future could be the current visa info, at least how it applied to you at the time of arrival. Thanks again!
@@flutingaround Thanks for the reminder! We had gotten our visa so far in advance that it completely slipped our minds to mention it! We'll do a blog post about it. Thank you so much! We'll at least reference it in our Angkor Wat episode. Have a great time! -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarieCool! I went through the online eVisa application last night. It took me two times to get through it. The software was a little fussy.
Mine was smooth, but it did take a second try with Kevin. But it's convenient to be able to do it online and have it done! Ideally have a printout with you versus relying on your phone. -Judy
Probably the best travel guide video I’ve seen on SR, thank you so much!
Thank you so much. We loved our time in Cambodia and the people were some of the kindest we've met in all our travels. We also have an episode from the amazing Angkor Wat that you might enjoy. It's linked below. We appreciate your kind words! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Amazing video ! Thank you for sharing it with pleasure . Happy week-end to you !
Hi Gilbert, Thank you so much for watching. We loved our time in Cambodia! You might also enjoy our video about the epic Angkor Wat. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Amazing Video! Thanks! 🙏 can’t wait to try all the restaurants and cafes you mentioned!
Thank you so much! All the food we ate was delicious! If it's not on your itinerary already, we highly recommend you visit Angkor Wat! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Just stumbled upon your channel. The bike ride was beautiful! Thank you for putting all the prices. 😊Everyone seems so kind. 😌We can't wait to check out Cambodia! Look forward to more of your SEAsia videos.
We are so glad to hear that you found us, Carolann! The Cambodian people we met were SO kind. An episode from Angkor Wat, Cambodia releases this Saturday. We have several episodes from Japan, two from Vietnam, and we'll be back to Central Vietnam in a few weeks. Stay tuned for Thailand, Taipei, and Busan, South Korea! Thank you so much for watching! -Judy
Thanks for visiting Cambodia 🙏🏻 such nice couple
Thank you so much for your kind words. We absolutely are smitten with Cambodia and can't wait to return! We will do our best to do justice to our Angkor Wat video which will be out this Saturday! -Judy
Wow, great Video.
It’s very informative and great coverage ❤
Thank you so much for watching, Tony. We have a second video from Cambodia that covers our two-day experience exploring Angkor Wat. It's linked below if you're interested. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
@@FindingGinaMarie Thank you Judy,
Exceptional content, very well thought out and put together in post. Someone is spending lots of time and attention, and it SHOWS. The intro with pics swapping directly as the beat hits, is not lost on me. Do either of you have a background in video and photo or self taught. Lovely skills on display.
Thanks so much, Jay and Sarah! It's a great compliment from fellow TH-camrs who understand how much work goes into each episode. We each do our part and are self-taught, but Kevin takes the credit for his amazing video editing skills, which he's learned on the fly. He first started WhiskyRiffs.com in 2020, which is a TH-cam channel reviewing whisky, and then we both started collaborating on Finding Gina Marie, so he's been steadily increasing his skill set. I can be a critic at times (which is one of the ways I contribute 🤣), and Kevin always takes my feedback and blows me away with how he makes it all work. We are headed to Tirana later this year and your video, especially of the people parking, gave us quite a chuckle! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave us this comment! -Judy
Siem Reap was so lovely when we stayed there, definitely seemed different to a lot of other places in Cambodia. Saying that we could've lived in any part of Cambodia, the people, food and culture are all so great 😊
We are so glad to hear that has been your experience, too! I see you may be there now (or else you are ahead of your videos, which look great!). Enjoy the rest of your time there. We loved it! -Judy
Great video, thanks for your time to visit Cambodia especially Siem Reap Angkor. Greetings from Phnom Penh Cambodia ❤❤❤
Thanks so much for watching! We had such a great experience in Siem Reap that I know we will be back to explore other parts of your beautiful country, including Phnom Penh. We'll be posting our video from Angkor Wat this Saturday! -Judy
See you soon again ❤️
You both did a great job and it was very informative. To the point without all the unnecessary fluff like watching you drink coffee for 3 minutes. Keep it coming.
Thank you so much for watching, Garry! We appreciate that you would have taken time to encourage us and leave this nice comment. We loved Cambodia, and we're glad to hear we pulled together a video that was engaging. We try our best! -Judy
That was a nice travel video thank you very much.. aside from a few gringo food prices it was very informative and fun. Safe travels..
Hi Wild Bill, thanks so much for watching. The reality is that Siem Reap is a special mix of West and Khmer. We tried to eat as much Khmer food as possible, but we had some bad food experiences in Vietnam that left our guts a little wonky. Thanks for taking the time to comment. -Judy
Excellent video guys EXCEPT... I kept trying to eat my phone!😂 What delicious looking food. Italian restaurant reminded me of my Italian Grandfather's old restaurant. Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much for watching! We weren't sure whether to include the Italian restaurant, but it was SO delicious that we couldn't bring ourselves to leave it out! And sorry about the phone. I hope you have AppleCare! 🤣 It means a lot to us to have you take some time to leave this comment for us! -Judy
Come back to Siem Reap during Khmer New Year the week of April 13th… 3 days of epic neighborhood party.. need to be open minded…
We wish we could! Our plans are already set to be elsewhere, but we'll make a note of it for another time. It sounds like it will be an incredible time to visit! Thank you for watching and for the suggestion! -Judy
Best video I seen so far about Cambodia 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Damien, Thank you so much for watching and for your very kind compliment. We're excited to bring you Angkor Wat and the rest of the Angkor Archeological Park this Saturday. We loved our time in Cambodia! -Judy
Loved your video 🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much, Paul! We are super excited to bring you our episode from Angkor Wat on Saturday and we hope you love that one, too. It is a breathtaking place! -Judy
WOW ! SOUNDS WONDERFUL THANK YOU !~
Hi Enrique! Thank you so much for watching! We love seeing your emojis and are glad to hear you enjoyed our episode from Cambodia. Stay tuned for Angkor Wat next week! -Judy
OMG - On my bucket list for sure! @@FindingGinaMarie
We hope you love it as much as we did!
I found a sense of peace and universal harmony there that reminds me of a time now long gone from my childhood... @@FindingGinaMarie
Exactly! ♥️
Also enjoyed your content. Subscribed....
Thank you so much, Robert! We are so appreciative! -Judy
Enjoyable, thanks for sharing. I’m really love Cambodia 🇰🇭
Thanks so much for watching, Lee. We love Cambodia, too! We have a video all about Angkor Wat that you might also enjoy. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Loooved this video! Great job showing this area off. Cambodia sounds amazing.
Thank you so much, David; we appreciate your taking the time to comment! We SO loved our time in Cambodia. -Judy
Very informative. Thanks
Thank you so much for watching. We loved our time in Cambodia. The people were some of the friendliest we've ever encountered. You might like to see our Angkor Wat episode. We found it to be a fascinating piece of history to explore. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Great video,
You guys know how to live ,
Iam sitting in cold Detroit totally jealous .
thank you for sharing :)
Thanks for watching and for your comment, Dan. We had such a great time in Cambodia! And we can't wait to share Angkor Wat this Saturday. We are pretty spoiled by the weather here, but if it's any consolation, we both are from Buffalo, NY, so we know all about freezing weather. Sending you warm thoughts! -Judy
I really like your video ❤.
Hi Vicheka, thank you so much for watching. We had such an awesome time in Cambodia. The people there are first rate and we are so grateful to have made so many happy memories there. We're excited to bring you Angkor Wat next week! -Judy
Thank you both for sharing 😊 be safe and take care :)
Hi Josephine, Thank you so much for watching! We had a wonderful time in Cambodia. Have you seen our video from Angkor Wat? We were enamored by its size and learning the history of the Khmer Empire. And the people of Cambodia were incredibly kind to us! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you very much for sharing your experience and kind to My lovely country Cambodia 🇰🇭
Cambodia really stole our hearts. The people we met were absolutely top notch and made our experience so memorable. We definitely will return to explore more. Thank you for watching. You might also enjoy our two-day experience at Angkor Wat, which fascinated us! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank for sharing ❤
Hi Som, Thank you so much for watching and for your comment. We loved Cambodia. You might want to watch our visit to the epic Angkor Wat, which is linked below. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Great overview of Sick Reap
Thank you so much for watching and for your comment. We had such a great time and we didn't want to leave. But we'll return. In the meantime, we are enjoying looking through our footage preparing our next video from Angkor Wat. Siem Reap is such a special place! -Judy
LOOK SO AMAZING TO TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS AND LIVING
Hi Vi, It's an absolutely amazing place. We were so glad we could spend the holidays in Siem Reap. Truly one of our most favorite places! Thank you so much for watching and for leaving us this nice comment! -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie ONE MORE PLACE IN CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 IS KOH RONG OR KOHRONG SANLOEM SO AMAZING BEAUTIFUL SEA SAND SUNRISE SUNSET BEST VIEWS SO FRESH LIKE MALDIVES ISLAND 🏝️
Thanks for these additional recommendations, Vi! We have a running list of places to visit, and I'm adding them to it. We always appreciate hearing about our viewers' favorite places so we can spend time in them, too! -Judy
You gave a wonderful tour of Siem Reap. This is one of the best I've seen. I'm hoping to travel there this year to see if it may be somewhere my husband and I can potentially move to now that we are retired. I am so drawn to this place.
We love your channel name and your handle! ♥️ We would love you to check it out and hear your experience with Siem Reap. We probably wouldn't live there full time as Italy holds our hearts, but it gets cold in Italy and Siem Reap seems like a good offset during the winter season. It's got a wonderful zen vibe, and the people are amazing. We felt like we really had a community around us and we loved that aspect of it. Thanks so much for watching and sharing a bit about yourselves! -Judy
Welcome to Cambodia
Thank you for your review, comment, and recommedation.
Hope you have another similar episode for another places in Cambodia such as Kampot and Kep, or Battambong
Unfortunately, as slow travelers, we only stayed in Siem Reap this time. BUT we loved our time in Cambodia and look forward to visiting more of the other parts of it. We were especially interested in Kampot, but there will be time for the other places, too. We have a video about Angkor Wat, that we hope will give people an additional incentive to visit this beautiful country. Thank you so much for watching. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
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Thank you for your wonderful work. It is very helpful for tourism sector in Cambodia.
Moreover, I wonder if you have a chance to visit Koh Ker temple in Preah Vihear province. If you plan to visit there, don't forget to check in Yellow Garden restaurant (សួនផ្កាលឿង).
Thank you so much for the compliment and for your suggestion. We will make a note to see it on our next trip to Cambodia! -Judy
Thanks you both 😍
Thank you so much for watching; we loved our time in Cambodia! -Judy
Thank you for visiting Cambodia and my hometown Siem Reap 🙏🇰🇭
It was completely our pleasure. We loved Cambodia and would love to return and explore more! You might enjoy our two-day experience at Angkor Wat, which was too short, but very interesting! Thank you so much for your kind words! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
So nice to see you enjoying SEAsia. Yes, Siem Reap is a really wonderful place, as you say, especially because of the people! It's impressive that in a town with such a huge tourism industry, people just don't seem to have become cynical about it. It's a great destination.
Absolutely right, Andrew. We did not know what to expect, but boy did Cambodia blow away any preconceptions we may have had for it. We are so glad we didn't cross it off of our list of places to visit in Southeast Asia. Thanks for watching! -Judy
Big thanks for sharing my country to the world
Thank you so much for watching! We absolutely loved our time in Cambodia and would love to explore more soon. Here's a link to our experience of epic Angkor Wat-Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Judy and Kevin ~ love your videos! I have watched many of your earlier videos and enjoyed them too. I would love to see a video update on how you are feeling now that you are a year or so in. In earlier videos you considered 'digial nomading' where Kevin would continue his job. You also considered settling down at one point in Portugal and of course, Italy 🙂. Are you preferring moving around or still plan to settle in one area? Would love to hear your thoughts now that you have been doing 'world travel' for a while now. Keep up the inspiring videos, I love them! ~ Amy
Hi Amy Joy! Thank you so much for following along with us, especially in our early days when we were still figuring out our path forward. Here's a recent 2024 video we shared about our lives as full-time travelers in case you missed it because it answers some of those questions. In a nutshell, Kevin ended up quitting his job with Apple in January 2023 because the company stopped being friendly to remote work. It was a blessing because we could see that balancing everything would be hard and our hearts were more invested in building our channel and our creative work versus the restrictions of corporate America. We did discuss living in Portugal, but after a visit there in October 2022, we decided it wasn't the place for us after all. Italy still is in our hearts, and we have a video from Turin, that we loved so much more than we expected to! Right now it's between Verona and Turin. We have several trips to Italy scheduled for this year, including one with our daughter. We're excited to share all of those this year. Italy is freezing in winter and after time in Lecce and Assisi, we aren't sure if we want to endure the winters there, which is where Cambodia may enter the picture. We could envision living in Cambodia from November or December through March each year as a break from the cold.
I'm still navigating the dual citizenship process and that could take another two years. It's okay, though because we still have so much of the world that we want to see that we aren't ready to settle down in one place yet. So living in a new country each month has suited us very well.
Thank you so much for these questions, for watching our videos and for your support. It truly means the world to us. ♥️ -Judy
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@@FindingGinaMarie Thank you so much for sharing your update. Looking forward to your future videos. Stay safe and enjoy your beautiful destinations! 🙂 Amy Joy
be nice to share look good experience with your trip. I am PhiromWalker from Cambodia thank that share our countries to the world !!
Hi PhiromWalker! We had such an amazing time in Cambodia and can't wait to return and explore more. We are very happy to share your beautiful country. It is not talked about nearly as much as other Southeast Asian countries, but I'm not sure why. It is such a special place! We're eager to share Angkor Wat this Saturday as well, just in case people need more reasons to visit! -Judy
Thanks for visiting our country Cambodia ♥️♥️♥️
Cambodia far exceeded our expectations. We went there preparing to be surprised because we knew very little before arriving, but we did not expect for the people of Cambodia to steal our hearts. We loved it. Here's our latest episode from Angkor Wat, which was breathtaking! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Wow your video covered everything
Thanks for your kind words! We should have mentioned the visa process, but we'll touch on that in our episode this Saturday about Angkor Wat. Oops! -Judy
Liked and subscribed 👍👍.
Thank you so much, Andrew! It means a lot to us! You might also enjoy our episode from Angkor Wat if you haven't seen it yet. It's an epic place! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Wow looks great, we’ll be there in November!December…so looking forward to it. The weather looked pretty good too…not too humid I hope.
Hi Annette, we hope you will love it as much as we did. It had such an unexpectedly special energy to it. It was hot, but not too humid. We had some days of nice breezes, but we did our share of sweating, so I don't want to sugarcoat it! We tried to spend the hottest part of the day indoors, but even at Angkor Wat we weren't miserable, even though we were covered up with long pants. Thank you so much for watching! -Judy
Im from Australia and visited in 2019 with my Uni on a placement with a NGO. Il Forno was the absolute best italian I've had. Glad you guys enjoyed it.
Thanks so much for watching and for saying this! We know that traveling to Cambodia and eating Italian food isn't ideal, but as full-time travelers, if we had to wait until we were in Italy before enjoying pizza and pasta, that would be a sad travel plan! And Il Forno *was* amazing! -Judy
I like kthat you HIGHLIGHT the local business and people!
Thank you so much for watching and for your lovely comment. We travel to make connections with people in other parts of the world. It's what we treasure the most, and the people of Cambodia were absolutely wonderful to us. We hope in some small way to repay them for the kindness they showed to us. -Judy
This video was amazing and I’m quite surprised at how clean siem reap is despite it being a tourist city.
It could possibly be because it's a tourist city that it's important to leave a positive impression on tourists. We did find more trash when we explored more of the countryside, but I wonder if that's due more to infrastructure and cost of garbage collection. But overall, we found Cambodians to be peaceful, tidy, and caring, and I think those traits applied to how they treat people as well as their surroundings. It was quite a wonderful experience. Our Airbnb co-host was mopping and cleaning the common areas and outdoors daily. We absolutely loved it. -Judy
Thank so much for visiting Siem Reap CAMBODIA
It was our honor. Thank you so much for watching! We absolutely loved our time in Cambodia and the people there made such a huge impact on us. We would love to return and explore more of the beautiful country. You might enjoy our episode from Angkor Wat. It was a very meaningful part of our travels and helped us to learn and understand a lot about the Khmer Empire. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Enjoy our country, Cambodia 🇰🇭
Thanks so much for visit our country 🫶
It was our pleasure. We had such a wonderful time. Nothing prepared us for the kindness of the Cambodian people we met. It was awesome. Here's a link to our Angkor Wat video. It's such an epic place! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Been there several times, love old city area, and magnificent Angkor Complex
Lucky you! We definitely have plans to return. We're excited to share our Angkor Archeological Park video this Saturday! -Judy
Great video
Thank you so much for watching! We loved our time in Cambodia, where we met some of the kindest people ever. You might also enjoy our episode from Angkor Wat, which is linked below. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for your beautiful and positive video about Siem Reap. I live here and it is delightful to see your respect for the traditions and people here. Although I live here i tend to just eat near home or the school I teach at, so I learned a lot about some other places that sound delicious for Cambodian food. And the bike ride looks fabulous. By the way, one of our Khmer friend’s wife cooks for Khmer Kitchen. I’ll share your lovely review with her. The nibbling fish tanks have now been banned in Lao because the little fish often die from what travellers may have on their feet, such as oils, insect repellent and street bacteria. If you are in Luang Prabang you can meet these teeny fish in their natural habitat at Tad Kuang Xi. Of course they are everywhere. Safe travels. I am glad I discovered your channel. 😊
Thank you so much for watching, Pari, and for taking the time to leave a comment that tells us a little about yourself. We so appreciate hearing others' stories! Thank you for sharing our feedback about Khmer Kitchen! We'd love your friend to know how much we enjoyed it. We're glad to see that the nibbling fish have been banned in Laos. We weren't too keen on it and were surprised to hear people do it and enjoy it. We are learning a lot from our viewers and appreciate knowing about what's unkind to our non-human friends. (We've got an episode coming out from Thailand soon about how to find an ethical elephant park or sanctuary.) We would love to return to Cambodia and experience more of the country. -Judy
In case you missed it, here's our other episode from Cambodia: This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
❤ good positive video❤
Thank you so much for watching. We LOVED Siem Reap and highly recommend a visit. We are so glad we included it in our Southeast Asia travels. We're excited to be sharing Angkor Wat this Saturday! -Judy
Besides Siem Reap, I highly Recommend Kampot if you like slow, laid back, relaxed, stunning nature, and delicious food & fruits! Kampot is the one!
Hi Lionel, Unfortunately, we didn't make it there this time, but it's the perfect reason to return. We truly had such a great time in Siem Reap that we are eager to explore so much more of Cambodia as soon as we can get back there! Thank you for the suggestion and for watching! -Judy
wonderful and thanks for visiting cambodia 🇰🇭
It's a beautiful country and its people are incredible! Thank you so much for watching and for hosting us, Heng! -Judy
Judy, I’m totally with you about not eating the bug “delicacies”! Unless my life actually depending on it, I refuse to eat bugs! Cambodia looks pretty amazing. The food? That looked scrumptious! So glad you got to experience Cambodia and looking forward to your Angkor Wok video.
Thanks so much for watching, Rebecca. LOL regarding the bugs. Fine if you have a very adventurous palate, but we think it would ruin versus enhance our experience! The food was excellent but the people stole our hearts. Making the connections that we did in Cambodia left such a meaningful impression on our hearts. -Judy
I heard they cook dog meat over there in Cambodia. One of the delicacies.
@Venmash-kx9zf Siem Reap banned the sale of dog meat in 2020. Older Cambodians tend to not eat dog meat as they believe it can bring bad luck. We try to accept that cultures are different in other countries even if we don't always understand them. -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarieyes it is true
@@FindingGinaMarie Cambodian people old or young like to eat dog meat from time to time while drinking beers, it is a street food snack, easy to find.
Congratulations to you all😍💐
Thank you for watching. Have you seen our Ankor Wat video yet? It is such an epic place to visit. We tried to do it justice as best we could. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks you so much for your love
Thank you so much for watching! You might enjoy our episode from Angkor Wat, which was so much richer of an experience than we imagined! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank for visit my country ❤️️🙏
We loved our time in Cambodia. The kindness and friendliness we experienced was first rate. And learning about Angkor Wat was fascinating. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks 🙏 ❤
Thanks so much for watching. Next week we bring you Angkor Wat! -Judy
I’m really grateful for your presence 😇🙏
Thank you so much for watching. Cambodia was an amazing experience, and we loved Angkor Wat. You might enjoy seeing that video as well. It's an absolutely magnificent place! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
You both sound lik so professional in narration. Love you. ដោយក្តីគោរពស្រឡាញ់ពីប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ។
You are so kind and thoughtful! Thank you for watching. We loved Cambodia. It looks like you've been there, too, but here is our video from Angkor Wat as well. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
I lived there for years, it's really one of my favorite places to have lived, particularly for Asia...
We loved it, too. We found Khmer history fascinating, and we appreciated the outlook and kindness of the many Cambodian people we met. We have an episode from Angkor Wat as well if you're interested. It was a great month in Cambodia! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to Cambodia 🙏🇰🇭😊❤, Have nice day and enjoying fun time.
Thank you so much for watching, Domrey! We had such an amazing time in Cambodia. Some of the friendliest people we've met on our travels live there. We have a link to our video from Angkor Wat that you might be interested in as well. Also, we have a recipe from the Cham people for ginger cakes, which our guide told us was also brought to Cambodia when the majority of the Cham people relocated there after threats from the Dai Viet. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
📝 Champa and Khmer Ginger Cake history/recipe: findingginamarie.com/articles/cham-ginger-cake-ginrong-laya?rq=ginger
Thank you for visiting my hometown.
It was our pleasure. Thank you for watching and for this comment. We had such a great experience and are so glad we make time to visit. It's a beautiful place. Here's our video from Angkor Wat, which took our breath away. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Watching from Northern Australia (waves). Due to our close proximity to Asia (we are part of the Asian Pacific) we are fortunate to have a large population of Asian migrants and available authentic cuisine that I am so thankful for. This video makes me want to travel there just to learn the source. Loved!
Thank you SO much for watching and for sharing this with us! We've been to Sydney, but we hoped to make it to other parts of Australia this year (and New Zealand), but it just wasn't in the budget. I am so glad to hear that we have piqued your curiosity. Siem Reap was absolutely incredible. We have rarely felt so connected to the people of any other country as we did with the people we met during our month there. Next week we bring you Angkor Wat in all its beauty. ♥️ -Judy
Siem Reap is a beautiful, clean and friendly small city that fits the smallest of budgets. I’ve lived here now for 18 months and plan on staying! The people are amazing! ❤️
You are very lucky, Steve. We were so happy with our time in Siem Reap. Best of luck in such a beautiful, welcoming part of the world! -Judy
Wow how brave of you two to go too another country, I wish you guys success
Thanks so much for watching! We're full-time travelers and we have ten new countries we'll be exploring in 2024 as well as a few new cities in familiar countries. Thank you so much for taking the time to encourage us with your comment! -Judy
We are very grateful for your travels tip. Hope you enjoyed your trip here in Cambodia 🇰🇭.
Thank you so much for your kind comment and for watching. We loved Cambodia and have so much more that we want to explore! We're excited to share our experience at Angkor Wat this Saturday! -Judy
Thanks you so much for your love Cambodia ❤❤. I love you both 😘 ❤️
Cambodia's people were really good to us. We enjoyed our time there immensely. Here's our experience of Angkor Wat. We tried to do it justice! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Very good review we think about to live in Cambodia when we retire thanks you
We really enjoyed our time there. Here's our video from Angkor Wat, which was incredible. We can see ourselves spending our winters there! Thank you so much for watching! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
That was a great day, spend your time with wonderful place '' Angkor wat temple '' .
We loved our time in Cambodia! Did you see our video from Angkor Wat, too? We actually spent two days there, and it wasn't enough! Thanks for watching! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thank you❤❤
We loved our time in Cambodia and are so fortunate to have been able to spend a month there! Have you seen our video of Angkor Wat? It's such an impressive and huge part of history! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to Cambodia 🇰🇭 ❤🙏
Hi Sina, Thank you so much! We had such a wonderful time in Siem Reap. Cambodia stole our hearts and we can't wait to be back and explore more of this beautiful country. -Judy
Thanks for joining to Cambodia 🇰🇭 so Warmly all people around the world ❤❤▪︎
Thank you so much for welcoming us, Lim! We had such a great time in Cambodia. Here's our video from Angkor Wat as well! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Greetings welcome to Siem Reap. Sending love from Native Khmer in Southern Vietnam ^^
Thanks so much for watching! We have a few episodes on Vietnam as well and we'll be going back to Central Vietnam in a few weeks! Not sure why, but Siem Reap was a better fit for us, so we're trying to figure out what we missed while we were in Vietnam. And this Saturday we have a video coming out from Angkor Wat. I see you have a wedding video from there. Very cool! -Judy
While in SEAsia, if you want something a little bit different, consider Timor-Leste, the world's second newest nation. It's a little bit expensive for SEAsia (return flights from Bali with Citilink or Aerodili cost about $500 each), but it has some beautiful scenery (mountains and beaches), good people and you'll be discovering it before mass tourism arrives.
Thanks for the suggestion. We are booked up with our time here, but we will add it to our list for 2025, when we hope to visit both Indonesia and Australia/New Zealand. It is not a place we know about, so we are eager to learn more about it! -Judy
Just go to Koh Rong Sanloem. Much closer and spectacular beach.
th-cam.com/video/far34urNrB4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=htOLW3nu61kH6n_Z
@heythave I am just starting to hear about this area. We've added to our list of places to visit. By the way, those look like happy crabs in your vdeo! -Judy
welcome to Cambodia❤
Hi Heng, Thank you so much for watching. We loved our time in Cambodia and can't wait to return. We are looking forward to bringing our viewers to Angkor Wat this Saturday! -Judy
Cambodia are so beautiful, we love Cambodia ❤️❤️❤️🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭🙏🙏🙏
Hi Taylor, We really enjoyed our time there. The people are so kind! Have you seen our video from the magnificent Angkor Wat? It's linked below. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Khmer (Ka Mai). Love your video!
Thank you so much for watching. We loved Cambodia! Have you seen our video from the epic Angkor Wat? It's linked below. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
អរគុណលោកពូអ្នកមីង🙏🏻❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words. We loved our time in Cambodia! Here's our episode from Angkor Wat if you'd like to see it. Also, we put an article on our website with a Cham/Khmer history and recipe for Ginger Cake! -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
📝 Champa and Khmer Ginger Cake history/recipe: findingginamarie.com/articles/cham-ginger-cake-ginrong-laya?rq=ginger
Thank you for From Cambodia ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for watching and for saying hello! We loved our time in Cambodia immensely. And we have a second video sharing the epic Angkor Wat, which is linked below if you're interested. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
It is interesting.
We had such a great experience in Cambodia. Thank you so much for watching, Phally. We have a second video from Angkor Wat. We tried to do justice to this important place. Here's a link if you are interested. -Judy
Egypt travel series: th-cam.com/play/PLNT98lWfwdF1WcH9GxfK4ngH49MXf5oOv.html
Very informative video. THE dish to order at Malis Restaurant is their mango salad, so so good. Their salt roasted fish was also very good. And I highly recommend Treeline Urban Hotel which is directly across the river from Malis. Also, there are good waffles and roasted bananas just in front of Cafe Amazon.
Thanks so much for your suggestions! We were a little disappointed in the chicken red curry and rice, but it was such a wow dish to open that it was worth the cost! We definitely will go back and will try these ideas! Yummy; you are making my mouth water now! -Judy
@@FindingGinaMarie I also suggest you fly from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville and then take a speed boat to the island Koh Rong Sanloem. Stay at Lazy Beach cabins.
I'm adding it to our list for next year. This sounds like a great trip; thank you for the idea! Someone else also made this suggestion, so yours validated that we absolutely should go there! -Judy
Welcome to Cambodia 🙏🏼♥️
Thank you so much for watching. We loved our time in Cambodia! Here's our video of our time at the majestic Angkor Wat. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
I'm Cambodian-Korean, and I do agree with you, Cambodia is 1 of the best place to live for sure 😀
Thank you so much for watching! We currently are in South Korea (Busan) and having a lovely time. We met some of the kindest people in Cambodia, and we are finding them here in Busan as well. Thank you so much for watching! I've included our episode from Angkor Wat if you are interested in it. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Welcome to Cambodia 🙏💕🇰🇭
Thank you so much. We loved Cambodia. And we were inspired by Angkor Wat. A link to that episode is below if you missed it! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
A little different topic but do you slow travel with backpacks, carryons or some other size luggage? Just curious as we start our travels. I enjoy your videos.
Hi Dean, we recently posted a video-from Cambodia actually-of what we currently have in our packs. Bear in mind we are traveling full time and everything we own is what we carry, so we do have some luxury items that most travelers wouldn't need and we also pack heavier than we would if we were spending even one or two months on the road. We each carry a backpack and a 22" rolling suitcase and except for super budget airlines like Vietjet, we don't have to check our bags. Happy to answer any questions after you've watched the video. Here's a link: What we're Packing in 2024: th-cam.com/video/yD-45hCjQl0/w-d-xo.html -Judy
I left the country back in 1979 after I had to live through the genocide under Pol Pot killing madness. Most of my family members did not survive as we were forced to move out of the Phnom Penh City in 1975 to work in the rice fields.
I've returned to visit my sole surviving sister every year for the last ten years since my retirement from the US to heal the past.
Cambodia has come a long way since the prolonged civil war was officially ended upruptly in 1998. Here, you do not have to worry about mass shooting and gun death violence like the first world countries.
Be mindful of your surroundings . Be kind whenever possible. It's always possible as life is short to do the things we don't love doing. Happy and safe travels from a genocide survivor ✌️
Wow, we are humbled. I can't imagine what you lived through and our hearts break because of the tragic history that Cambodia has endured. It was a big regret of ours that we weren't able to make it to the historic sites to pay our respects to the innocents that were slaughtered. We definitely have it on our list to do that. It's always inspiring for us to hear about how people live through such adversity and aren't hardened as a result. You are good people, and it means so much that you have watched our video from Cambodia. We fell in love with the people of Siem Reap and are eager to return and explore and learn more. Thank you so much for sharing your story with us. We are touched more than our words can express. ♥️ -Judy
Hi tried to find links to the air BnB and the cycle tour but can’t maybe just being dense, great channel BTW
Thank you so much for watching us and for your compliment. It means a lot to us! Here's the link to our countryside bike tour: link.findingginamarie.com/SiemReapBikeTour
and here's the link to our Airbnb: www.airbnb.com/rooms/19076948?guests=1&adults=1&s=67&unique_share_id=00843134-dd7a-4292-9ca0-581622bdcfe0
Also, here's our video of the stunning Angkor Wat. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Thanks booke to go next year
We hope you absolutely love Cambodia! Have a great time! -Judy
This is a very enjoyable video, thanks guys👍 I had never considered visiting this area, but now it’s on my bucket list thanks to you.
It looks very clean, is it really like that everywhere?
I’m also wondering how you went with gastro? I realise that you found a few places with filtered water taps etc, but surely you were exposed to the local water at some stage because you were there for a month or so? Did anyone get sick at some stage? And if not, do you think you might already be acclimatised to dodgy drinking water? Egypt, Vietnam etc you might have been subconsciously building up your immunity systems?😂
Ps i actually discovered sugar cane juice in Cairo. Our cabbie could see that Lisa and I were sun affected, so he hooked us up and we never looked back. It’s also a great hangover cure fyi
We actually did pretty well stomach-wise, Dan, especially since we did drink a good amount of the fruit frappes. There were a few places we ate at that maybe caused some problems, but overall we did really well. After getting a single day of Pharaoh's revenge in Egypt, I am pretty cautious and that's one of the reasons we skipped some of the foods by the river. I think many of them actually would have been fine, though. Overall, I think the standards of the quality of food prep were pretty high all things considered. Thank you so much for watching! We felt the hygiene conditions were worse in Vietnam, which did make it hard for us to fully embrace our time there. We heard about sugar cane juice in Cairo, but somehow we never got any! So I was determined to have it in Cambodia, and the first place I tasted it was at the Angkor National Museum. It is so good and refreshing! Good job to your cab driver, and thanks so much for sharing this story!
Here's our Angkor Wat video if you still need any convincing that it's an incredible place! -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Judith here.
Judi
Nice videos,
Hi Judith! I'm technically a Judith as well 😉 Thank you so much for watching and for your note! It's always fun to hear from a Judith/Judy! Have you seen our Angkor Wat video? Cambodia was such a wonderful experience, and I had no idea about how epic Angkor Wat would be. I've found the history of the Khmer Empire fascinating. -Judy
🎥 This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html
Glad that you both love Cambodia, do you guys have a chance to visiting Phnom Penh?
Hi Paris, Unfortunately we did not. We looked into it, but we prefer to slow travel. We definitely are eager to see Phnom Penh and give it a full month where we can enjoy it more fully and really immerse ourselves into it. The cost of another plane fare and ground transfers didn't make it feasible for this trip. We get discounts at Airbnbs when we stay an entire month, so we lose some of that benefit by doing a three-day detour to another city. It's better overall to give it its full attention. Great question, and thanks for watching! -Judy
Thanks from all Cambodian, the best ways to donate to the Cambodia Community is to visit Cambodia and experience the warm, friendly people and the history of the Khmer empire.
We agree! Thanks so much for watching! Did you know we have a video from Angkor Wat as well? I've linked it below if you're interested in it. -Judy
This is Angkor Wat: th-cam.com/video/HUDJvMsbRAA/w-d-xo.html