Our First Impressions of Siem Reap, Cambodia 🇰🇭

It's our first day in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Siem Reap certainly has a reputation for being the most visited city in Cambodia because of Angkor Wat... but today, we want to explore a more local side of Siem Reap and give you our honest first impressions.

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[TwoMadExplorers]

Siem Reap! Probably the most touristy place in Cambodia. Probably the most annoying tuk tuk drivers on earth, but this country has gone though some seriously hard times. We hope you enjoy the video ❤

[lililiu]

I just can’t ignore how sweet and gentle Naomi speaks in this episode ❤ hope you had a good stay ❤

[yubunleng]

If you want to see a rural part of Siem Reap or more of how Cambodian people lives are like, I highly recommend visiting a village called "Preah Dak Village". It such a very beautiful place to see, but very underrated ( At least by foreigners).

[cindyandeddy]

I was in Siem Reap back in 2011 and really enjoyed myself. I'm sad to see the economy has taken such a hit. I hope the tourists come back and spend money there. The people are so kind and despite everything they've gone through. I hope you visit Angkor Wat as well

[boat]

I traveled to Siem Reap with my wife in 2015, in general Cambodia is a nice and friendly country, and we like Angkor Wat very much. Just one thing I felt unhappy was the experience of visiting the floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake. We hired a boat going that Tonle Sap Lake trip. When the boat passed a floating "school of orphanage", the driver parked the boat right across the "school" by a "floating market" without asking us. And he told us we could buy some supply and "strongly" encouraged us to buy large packs (20-50 kg) of rice/flour to donate for the kids in the school. Interestingly, the floating market was full of openly raised crocodiles and pythons, I felt strongly they used this way to threaten/scare tourists.

I was born in China of 1980's (when our country was not rich), I knew very well how some touring business worked in such a situation. And my wife was brought up in an army family, and we did not scare of crocodiles and pythons. Then we insisted not to spend a penny in the floating market and treated those animals as zoo touring. Our "innocence" kept for 30 mins or so, and the driver tried 3-5 times to persuade us to donate, but after then he brought us back to the yard without further touring and an obviously bad face at all (at least he reduced the touring time by 1 hour or so). The point is - when he went further physical threat in the floating market, we might have to buy. We don't want to risk our life just for a pack of rice or so ... ...

So the lesson is - be careful about taking those "lake tour" alone, you feel different when they leave you in a isolated floating market on the lake and force you to buy.

But again, this is the only thing I felt unhappy of Cambodia, in general, it is a very nice and friendly country. I still miss those ancient temples in the forest, as well as the beautiful sunset in the area! I missed the tricycle driver who took us touring Angkor Wat. He earned about 5 dollars a day and his dream was to be able to rent a second-hand car to be a taxi driver. I still remember his happy face when he received the milk and cake as our brunch gift (when we heard he never had lunch during work). However he did not eat them at all, he said his son has not ever eaten cake at all so he would bring them back to share with the family. Though experiencing the difficulty of life, he was always punctual and did not try to charge us for one more penny, what's more was he had always smiles in his face, What a diligent and honest man, I think this is the real face of Cambodian people!

[shinningmirage]

7:37 I can see " Heart Broken " in Naomi's face. The ANGEL is in the details.

[subhadipchand]

Very nice blog, good information u shared 👍

[jinwang-lv]

the temple is really beautiful and impressive❤

[jplin]

Hi Luke and Naomi. Glad to see you having fun in Siem Reap. I like the nature and these amazing temples. Even though there’s not much going on in the area, I must say it’s very clean and beautiful. Anyway, I hope you keep enjoying Cambodia but be careful of your belongings like your backpack, if possible put it infront and don’t stay too late at night especially in dark areas. I heard not so nice news happened with my cousin and friends during their visit there. Anyway take care and enjoy. Cheers!

[NancyLi]

I went to Siem Reap around 10 years ago but never get closed to the local community. So thanks for showing the places I didn’t explore at all, it’s interesting! For me the tuk-tuk was fine as we basic book one driver for the whole day so no other bothering. Some kids would push for souvenirs but understandable somehow. I bought some postcards for 1 or 2 dollar.

Angkor Wat is amazing to see but personally I liked the most was my visit to Beng Mealea, which is a bit far from the city. This is more of a ruin still and it feels like playing Uncharted in real world jumping on the rock pieces. It makes you feel the time and what time really means for civilizations.

I also went to a Landmine Museum a bit out of town and it was my first real contact with its tragic history. We made a small amount donation though it must be too far from getting the problem fixed. The history needs to be remembered and hopefully it would never happen again.

Also welcome if you’re back for China S2. If you would come to Beijing, and if you need, could message me for local advice and maybe city walk companion. 😉

[hopestar]

Thank u for showing me what different countries look like.A good place.(And quietly looking forward to the video in two weeks🤫🤫🤫

[Clairo]

I used to travel around to experience different countries and cultures, but unfortunately I was impressed by the religion and ritual culture, which were really good, but in the end, when I wanted to stop and rest, I felt the warmth of humanity is the greatest culture and heritage of a place.

[CloudHan-han]

Will you return to China after your trip to Cambodia ends? I really enjoy appreciating China from your perspective.

[白島あおい]

Enjoy your trip❤️like your multi-facetted views on one thing. I hope there will be no more wars, massacres, and all the bad things in the world 🙏

[jf-bezy]

A lot of Cambodians do not walk anywhere, they will ride a moto if they are only going 50 meters. So when they see you walking they think you are strange. Yes talk about all the garbage everywhere.

[lljia-niyn]

a nice video about a country I heard about a lot when I was young years ago but never been to. thanks 😊

[TheDufresnes]

Enjoying the Cambodia series! It's too bad countries and their people have to go through such bad things!

[mingtangwu]

A rapidly developing country, very beautiful.

[rayx]

the food looks delicious and is making me hungry……

[KhmerOldiesAficionado]

Hello guys, love your videos, and honestly I think you two are some of the coolest couples doing vlogs all over the globe.

@8:10 the Royal Residence is simply a getaway or temporary residence for the king, whenever he visits Siem Reap. The main Royal Palace is, of course, in Phnom Penh.

@29:50 the market there is called ‘The Old Market’, and at night it turns into a ‘Night Market’. Like most Southeastern Asian countries, shopkeepers try to make a few extra bucks (especially with tourists). It’s a bit annoying, but again, like other Asian countries, you just need to bargain with the pricing.

Some of the very obnoxious things in Cambodia, especially in Siem Reap are the tuk tuk drivers. I could only wish the city of Siem Reap would do something about it.

I’m in Phnom Penh, I’m not sure if you’ve already passed it, if not if you wanna hit me up and I’d like to buy you guys some coffee.
Cheers and enjoy your stay in Cambodia