Friday, August 29, 2014

back to cambodia...

 whenever we tell our new friends we used to lived in phnom penh, its a mix of disbelief and sympathy.. its hard to marry living in huge concrete cities like tokyo/singapore and rickety old dusty phnom penh. but i always say it with pride!


we often wonder if we'd be able to live there again (don't panic. no drastic plans at the moment) and wonder how life would be like raising a child in cambodia. so when an opportunity popped up to take a short trip somewhere, we both decided a visit back to our old stomping ground was in the order.


and man! things have changed!! this is one of the many gorgeous cafes that have popped up like mushrooms in our neighborhood and right around the corner from our apartment... YA KUN COFFEE!! we about died laughing. 


some awesome things didn't change though. like our old spa was right where we left it. in the name of market research, we HAD to go get our usual massage just to see if its the same! :) and our tailor guys, our supermarket (the shonky parking dudes outside), the incessant haggling of tuktuk drivers, the markets and all those things we loved and missed so much! we also snuck in a few new places to explore. (thank you, kaelyn!)


at the end of three days, we felt like we've squeezed in two years worth of favorites in one weekend and were spoilt silly. we often ask ourselves if we had the choice, would we do it again! and the answer will always be ...

"yes. in a heartbeat." 

xxx

8 comments:

  1. Is that a linen shop in the last pic?

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    1. its an awesome lifestyle store with clothes, home-ware, accessories and a fabulous spa too! :) its name is bliss and i can't think of a better name!!

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  2. Did you get any custom shoes made while you were there?! :)

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    1. there wasn't enough time!! :) but i got this pair thats close enough!!! and only $30 USD!! woohoo!

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  3. hi!! would you recommend phnom penh or siem reap (more)? any recommendations on accomodations / things to do / cafes? thinking of doing a getaway sometime this quarter! PS. have a fabulous 2015!

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    1. hi there! :) i would recommend siem reap for the temples because phnom penh has far less spectacular cultural things! but we only know siem reap as a tourist so have very few recommendations!! we visit phnom penh for sentimental reasons but as a solo city to visit, im afraid some find it too boring! :)

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    2. thank you for your swift response!! :) danang is leading for now :D

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