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I like posting while the pictures are still fresh in the memory (card) I was driving through Soi Honey around 3am expecting the bar to be closed and was surprised to see these two long time soi-sixers freelancing there. A nice addition to the bukhao neighborhood for sure.

and a few more from tonight

That's a good list there Swedeman :)

same here; on both the basic and advanced uploders. will try again tomorrow or when you give us the all clear

You may want to take a look at this place http://maxxcentral.com/ it's a little out of the way but only a couple of blocks from soi Bukhao. I was planning to stay there but they were fully booked when I got in to town.

I find it strange that this story hasn't been picked up by the media the way you'd expect it to. All the top google results are related to the UK Telegraph and are quotes or 'reprints' of the original article. You'd expect that WSJ and many others would have something on this story. Also couldn't find any reference of a related scientific publication. I didn't search much but was definitely expecting more hype on this. Not sure what to attribute it to. Pharmaceuticals has lots of politics and lobbying and major funding are at stake when you're that far ahead in the trials path. I smell a rat? (pun intended)

Noi, now with long black hair (that grew quickly...), but says she's probably going back to blond. Personally, I think she's beautiful either way

you know you're doing it right when this is what your local bar looks like

Thanks for that Pdogg. Will give it a try tomorrow with some fresh pictures :)

The only thing I found a bit frustrating was that I had to upload one pic at a time and couldn't just mark all the photos I wanted in one go. If you can fix that and make it work (like it does on LBP) I think it would benefit the forum as everybody wants to see them pictures... I uploaded about fourteen pictures from Cambodia and probably eight or nine from BKK so you can see where I'm coming from. P.S. On a second thought maybe it's just on my machine (Win8 64bit PC w/Firefox), are others having the same issue?

None taken xyzzy, and thanks for the reply. Hopefully the plurality of opinions expressed on this thread will benefit BMs planning their trips to PP.

Pictures of Ja and Am from tonight, now working out of Kings bar 2, soi 8

Really enjoyed my time here the last few nights. Great vibe and super nice crew. Thanks Fatcat and I now have a few more reasons to visit Bangkok. Maya Merry Tong Bell Tong Some real stunners missing from the photo-shoot as they were already barfined..

I knew I'd be getting some heat from the Cambodia diehards :) I appreciate how you guys keep it friendly and welcoming on here even when we have different opinions (no cynicism). XYZZY, thanks for pointing out my error on street 51, I've edited the post to show the correct street number. I've been traveling to SE Asia for some years now and this was my second trip to Cambodia. This time it was a visa run combined with an avoid Thailand on songkran trip. I pretty much knew what to expect this being my second trip and I did enjoy my time there. But as I said in my post it was nothing to write home about and I'd give it a miss if I was on a short two weeks holiday.

136 Street coming from riverside Night Market 104 Street Sorya Shopping center (glass dome roof at the back right) Misc.

*for some reason the forum parser doesn't recognise the dollar sign as a legit character so I had to use USD instead I am just back from a few days in Phnom Penh and personally I didn't find it very exciting. Is it worth visiting while on a holiday in SE Asia? I'd say my short answer is you can skip it, you're not missing much. That said, if you're going to visit Angkor Wat (Siam Reap) on that trip then that's a different story altogether. Angkor Wat is an amazing site, probably on the same scale as Machu Picchu, Peru. In general Phnom Penh reminded me of Pattaya's dark side (east of Sukhumvit), just a bit more filthy and probably a bit less safe. It is considerably cheaper than the main tourist towns in Thailand. A few hours at the Candy Shop Bar on soi 136 with four draft beers for myself and four or five lady drinks totaled at 20USD (~600 baht). Bar fines run between 5 and 10 USD and the girls were happy with 20 for ST and 30USD for LT. You can probably go even cheaper than that but I just didn't have the heart to bargain at these rates. Street 136 Ten to twelve bars on the street itself and a few more on the adjacent streets. Mostly GG bars with some bars have a couple lbs in attendance. The girls and the lbs in the mixed bars seemed to be getting together really well and none of the ggs snubbed my for taking an lb like they do in Thailand. The bars' official closing time is 4am but they close earlier if heb no customer. The Candy Shop is a decent late night bar on street 136 and also has the largest lb team. It's a mixed gg/lb bar with about 5 lbs. The Candy shop is owned by the same guy who also owns Singer bar and Buffalo bar (I think that's the name) across the street, so some of the girls come and go between all three venues. The best looking lb I met on 136 was Annie from Sizzlers. Also worth mentioning is Cherry from Candy bar who isn't the best looking bet is one of the nicest girls I met on this trip, and a good performer. Street 104 A five minutes walk from street 136 and a couple of blocks past the night market on Riverside. On a side note, I enjoyed a quick tour of the night market and then getting some local food from the stalls at the far end of the market. Once you get your food you can take a seat on the mats laid down on the floor and eat with the locals. The guys I share my mat with couldn't speak much English but were extremely friendly. Street 104 is half the size of street 136, I didn't see any lbs, but I only visited a couple of times and didn't stay long. Air-Force bar is said to be the best bar on the street. It's ok. Don't expect much. Street 51 It's a walking distance from 136, under ten minutes, but I wouldn't walk there or back at night for personal safety reasons. There are some bars scattered around the street but the main reason people come here is the Heart Of Darkness and PonToon. Heart, as the locals call it is right at the center of the action on 151. It is the smaller of the two clubs and gets busy earlier. On both nights I visited there were a few lbs and they were clearly looking for action. PonToon is on a cross street from 151. If you go out of Heart go left down 151, and take the first right, you'll see it on your right 10 seconds into the cross street (172). Riverside Riverside has some very nice western style restaurants and sports bars. A Full breakfast will cost you five to six dollars and I enjoyed just lazing around there for a few hours everyday. Most, if not all bars and restaurants offer free wifi, so bring your ipad. Golden House Hotel Nice hotel, very friendly staff, lb friendly, even when I brought a couple. There is a 7/11 like shop (I think it's called Kiwi) around the corner from the hotel. It's open 24/7 if you want to get beer and other necessities for your room. Three minor tips when staying there: 1. it takes a while for the hot water to reach the tap, wait for it, they do have it 2. The mini fridge in the room is set to off. Open it and turn the knob near the ice box, now it's on. 3.When you leave your room the staff switch the power down for your aircon. They do it in the lobby on the main circuit board and they turn it back on when you come in. But from time to time they forget to, and so your aircon won't work. Don't blame the remote and tryto change batteries like I did, just call front desk and ask them to turn it back on. Misc. TukTuks are 1 Dollar during the day and 2 Dollars at night. Set the price before you take them to avoid misunderstandings. Sorya shopping center has a good supermarket on the ground floor with many western products. So if you don't find what you're looking for at the local 7/11 just hop on a tuktuk and try the supermarket. Killing Fields is a must see when in Phnom Penh. Take a taxi or tuktuk and set the price for a return trip. They'll wait for you outside while you visit the site. Make sure to take the audio guide when you purchase your ticket. Currency wise I used only Dollars. I did change eighty USD at the airport but never really needed it. Make sure you stock on smaller USD notes; twenty is easily acceptable anywhere. SIM Cards are available at the airport, just as you exit the arrivals hall. Ask for the CellCard booth, they are said to have the best coverage and speed. 1 Dollar for the sim and 2 Dollars for 600MB of data. A couple of Scots I met were staying at a hotel one block down from Candy Bar on Street 136 on the same side as Golden House, they were very happy with it and said it was 25USD a night. I didn't see the rooms so I can't comment but it seemed like a decent place from the outside.

Tomcat, I'm actually on your camp. I just found the poster funny. I'm not from the UK and I was very young when she was in power so I can't really comment on this. I do find it interesting to see how much the UK is divided when it comes to judging her legacy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbmi9H4EFjQ

Chill buddy, I find it contextually relevant, and hopefully of value to BMs who will be reading this thread when plannig their trip from BKK to PP. Let's all be a bit more tolerant about personal choice for mode of transport, this being an alternative lifestyle forum...

Just saying flying is a reasonable alternative for this route. Less adventurous and more costly but worth considering.

Approx. $120 for a return ticket Bangkok (Don Mueang) - Phnom Penh on Air Asia. It's a 65min direct flight. The online entry visa application is $28.

Thanks DC, Ken. Glad to know it comes highly recommended. Dc, three LBs and he was walking down the stairs? tough dude :)

Many thanks for the quick and informative answer. For destinations such as Cambodia I prefer using Booking.com as it allows me to pre-book without handing over my credit card details to the hotel. I pay in cash when I checkin and as far as I know they don't send the hotel my CC details. I checked the rates on the hotel's website and they're the same as Booking's. Thanks again for the info.

I'm about to make a booking at the Golden House. Anybody can confirm that it is guest friendly? Thanks