A backpacking travel guide to Cambodia !

<body onload="dynAnimation()"> <h1 align="center"> <font color="#000000"> A backpacking travel guide to Cambodia !</font></h1> <h2 align="center"><font color="#000000">Passplanet is a free practical travel guide that offers the latest backpacking information about Cambodia : budget accommodation, itineraries, visa, tips, surveys, photos, essay,… 13 places covered !</font></h2> <p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" height="152"> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><img border="0" src="images/web.gif" alt="Backpacking Cambodia" width="15" height="15"></td> <td height="26"><p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><i><span style="background-color: #FFFF66">CAMBODIA</span></i><span style="background-color: #FFFF66"><i> NEWS</i></span><br> </b></font><b><font size="2" face="Arial"><i>Travel site still in development...<br> New asian countries soon...<br> </i></font></b></td> <td width="34%" align="center" height="25"><img border="0" src="images/web.gif" alt="The backpacking travel guide to Cambodia" width="15" height="15"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="3">About Backpacking</font></b></td> <td height="150" align="center" rowspan="6"></td> <td width="34%" align="center" height="25"><font color="#FF0000" face="Arial" size="3"><b>About <i>Cambodia</i></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Asia Presentation</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_why_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">Why go to Cambodia ?</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" face="Arial" size="2">Backpacking Forum</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_how_to_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">How to go to Cambodia ?</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="33%" align="center" height="25"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Participate !</font></b></td> <td align="center"><b><a href="frame_where_go.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FF0000">Where to go in Cambodia ?</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Buy Guidebook about Asia</font></b></td> <td align="center"><font size="2" face="Arial"><b><a href="frame_travel_tips.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font color="#FF0000">Travel Tips for Cambodia</font></a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">Links to travel guide</font></b></td> <td align="center" height="26"><b><font color="#FF0000" size="2" face="Arial">Backpackers' Contributors</font></b></td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="6" cellpadding="3" width="100%"> <tr> <td bgcolor="#0000FF" align="center" rowspan="3"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"><b>"DURING"<br> </b></font></td> <td bgcolor="#FFFF66" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>A world's Wonder via colonial towns and fishing villages...</b></font></td> <td bgcolor="#FF0000" align="center"><b><a href="frame_the_west.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">The West</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFF66" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Mekong life, museums and horrific statements of the past...</b></font></td> <td bgcolor="#FF0000" align="center"><b><a href="frame_the_center.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">The Center</font></a></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#FFFF66" align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"><b>Sea, ruins and trees by relaxed little towns...</b></font></td> <td bgcolor="#FF0000" align="center"><b><a href="frame_the_south.htm" target="_top" dynamicanimation="fpAnimformatRolloverFP1" fprolloverstyle="font-style: italic" onmouseover="rollIn(this)" onmouseout="rollOut(this)" language="Javascript1.2"><font size="2" face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF">The South</font></a></b></td> </tr> </table> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"> </p> <p align="center"><b><i><font color="#FF0000" size="3">Free as a backpacker ! </font></i></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial">You will find in this <b> free travel guide</b> lots of tips and <b> most of the budget info</b> you need to prepare your trip to Cambodia on a shoestring ("before"), live your backpacking adventure in the best conditions ("during") and share your experience with other backpackers ("after") plus a photos gallery, a backpacking forum, surveys on the localities in Cambodia (backpacker 's ratings), travelogues, an essay in French, <b> links to other travel guidebook</b> on Cambodia or related budget information etc. All in one convenient stop ! Go for it : <b> backpack Cambodia with pass planet !</b><br> <br> If you know what you are looking for in Cambodia, use the Search Form to find backpacking info. Otherwise, have a look at the backpacker's Index or <b> let Passplanet be your free guidebook to Cambodia</b><br> <br> <b>The original features of this free backpacking travel guide to Cambodia include :<br> </b><br> - Budget & practical travel information about chinese localities only.<br> - Ratings of the localities by the backpackers themselves : more than 40 localities precisely covered in Cambodia<br> - What to do there & what you may not like while you backpack Cambodia<br> - The cheapest budget accommodations (guesthouse or hostel on a shoestring ) for backpackers<br> - The various transportations' options for easy backpacking<br> - Travel information on how to save money<br> - Lots of backpacker's photos in special sections<br> - A guidebook with frequent updates<br> <br> But Passplanet will, hopefully, be more than a free backpacking travel guide to Cambodia & Asia. My ambition is to make it a place where backpackers can freely exchange the latest info from "on the road" of the asian countries and communicate with each others. In the world of backpacking, information indeed changes with the blowing of the winds. But while a guidebook is out of date by the time it reaches the shelves, a web site can be updated daily. <b> Pass planet will strive to keep the budget information about Cambodia warm !</b>  <br> <br> But to achieve the above, we need your help & support. Passplanet is not supposed to be a single backpacker's journey and travel guide. There are too many trips ahead. Cambodia, Asia and the world are too vast to be covered by one individual. Let's share ! <b> Everyone is welcome to join the backpacking adventure and submit travel information ! </b> Passplanet is looking for new backpackers, budget writers, partners and ideas on a shoestring. And Passplanet also counts on you for its promotion. If you find it useful, please give the direction to other backpackers. <b> The more traffic, the more updated info in the future to backpack Cambodia !</b> <br> <br> Passplanet is also a place of exchange related to Cambodia. Beside all the forms which allow you to share your budget info about asian countries, experiences about a place, Passplanet also hosts a forum and a links section to other travel guide. You are welcome to submit your own travel web site in the latter and benefit from Passplanet's growing popularity in the world of backpacking on a shoestring. </font> </p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial"> <br> <b>Together, let's keep Passplanet as free & independent as a backpacker</b> so more and more people can use this free travel guide to backpack Cambodia !<br> <br> I wish you a good backpacking experience, on the site and around Cambodia !<br> <br> <b>Ben.<br> </b>Founder. </font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><b><font color="#0000FF">@ @ @ CAMBODIA</font></b> <font color="#0000FF">@ @ @</font></font> <p align="center"><b><i><font color="#FF0000">The Treasure Country  !</font></i></b><p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>></font><font color="#FF0000"> Description of Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> A charming relaxed country, wounded by its recent past, with an archaeologist treasure : Angkor Wat</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Why travel to Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> Get high by admiring the power and beauty of the old Khmer Civilization / Get low by learning about the power and horror of the recent Khmer Rouge Regime /  Help rebuilt the country by spending your dollars there / Go where few travelers have been as some areas are just getting re-opened /  </font><font face="Arial" size="3">See this backpacking travel guide for backpacker !</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Drawback of Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> The scars of the war : the wounded, the beggars, the horror stories,... / The safety issues : the firearms, the land mines, the robberies,...  / The prostitution challenge / The (un)state of some "roads" / </font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Cultural Highlights of Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> The Angkor Complex puts shadow to all the other temples of the country / The Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh / The horrible testimonies of the Pol Pot Regime (S21, killing fields,...) / </font><font face="Arial" size="3">See this backpacking travel guide for backpacker !</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Natural Highlights of Cambodia ?</font><font color="#993300"> </font></font></b><font face="Arial">The Mekong scenery / The dolphins at Kratie / The Forest Reserves around Kampot / The remote areas of the North</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">How long in Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> One week minimum for Angkor and Phnom Penh. Another two-three weeks for the rest of the country. </font><font face="Arial" size="3">See this backpacking travel guide for backpacker !</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Budget for traveling Cambodia ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> Count on US$8-10 per day for a room if you eat at food stalls. Then add the entrance fees to Angkor : US$40 for three days !</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">Cambodian Visa ?</font></font></b> <font face="Arial"> Required. Can get a one month visa at the borders or airport : US$20 or (more likely) 1000 Bahts. Bangkok or Saigon are good place to get a visa as well.  </font><font face="Arial" size="3">See this backpacking travel guide for backpacker !</font></p> <p><b><font face="Arial"><font color="#0000FF">>> </font><font color="#FF0000">When to travel in Cambodia ?</font></font></b><font face="Arial"> The best weather bringing too much tourists (December to February), you may prefer the hotter (March to May) or more humid (May to November) months. Avoid summer.  </font></p> <p align="left">  </p> <p align="center"> <b><font color="#000000" face="Arial" size="1"><a href="../index.htm" target="_top">HOME</a> - ASIA - China - HK & Macau - Thailand - Laos - Cambodia - Vietnam - Myanmar - Malaysia - Singapore </font></b> <h2 align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#993300">Passplanet : a backpacking travel guide to Cambodia ! </font></b></font> </h2> </body>