Comments on: Motorbiking Through Cambodia. http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/ We are a mother-daughter photography team, passionate about travelling to foreign countries around the world. Travel ⎮ Photography ⎮ Documentary. Sun, 10 Jun 2018 00:43:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alizée http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-848995 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 08:45:52 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-848995 Hi,

Amazing article! I’ve just discovered your website, it’s really great, I hope I can be like you in a few years from now! Keep up!
I have a little question, I don’t know if you’ll be able to help me. I am planning to go from PP to Siem Reap by motorcycle: do you think it’s possible to rent a bike one way? Pick it up in PP and return it in SR?

Thanks!
I’ll come back to read your adventures!

Alizée

]]> By: Terry at TerryTreks http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-826745 Thu, 17 Sep 2015 02:17:23 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-826745 Great tips, I will do this in a couple weeks.

]]> By: Nisa http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-668451 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:15:11 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-668451 Hi Jay!
Thanks for your comment!
Biking through Vietnam is something that’s really high on our list as well. Did you write anything about your journey?
I’ll try to get the map to you by inserting it into the post in the next couple of days!
Best, Nisa

]]> By: Jay http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-521699 Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:02:59 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-521699 Hi guys your journey sounds incredible! Me and my partner have just biked Vietnam and are planning to continue into Cambodia, It would be really helpful to see the route you guys took? Also I was just interested do either of you speak Khmer?

Thanks
Jay

]]> By: Nisa http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-81008 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:31:11 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-81008 Hi Fabian!

Thanks for your comment!
Since we’re on vacation in Africa at the moment, I can only give you an overview of our trip, because I can’t remember the names of certain villages … the trip was as followed:

Phnom Penh to Kratie. From Kratie, where you’re come across a big bridge over the Mekong, we drove along the Eastern side, up along the river until the intersection to Banlung (by now the road from there should be paved). From Banlung, we drove North to the Laos border. We always did day trips from Banlung. Banlung has a great lake for swimming btw :) Really perfect! We also drove to the Vietnam border area but again, only day trips and we always back to Banlung.

Then from Banlung, we drove back about 20km in the direction of the Mekong and turned left, along a gravel road, which always leads South until Sen Monorem. This took us two entire days … we slept at a charcoal or honey gatherer house. It was the dry season, and we had to cross one large river by barge. Beware, because in the wet season it might be only for the very hardcore motor enthusiast…

During the dry season it’s pretty easy. It’s good to bring a compass and basically always just head South. Sometimes you might think that you’re lost, but you’re not if you always go South :) You won’t find many houses or hamlets for about 100 km, so bring enough petrol (2 extra liter should do), and of course enough water for yourself. The entire track is very very sandy and this will use up your energy…

About 50km before Sen Monorem, you’ll arrive in a village and from there you’ll continue on a good unpaved road (maybe also paved by now though). From Sen Monorem we drove day trips to waterfalls and basically into all directions.

And then we continued on a paved road in the direction to Phnom Penh, but the last 100km we were too lazy and put the bikes into a minibus and drive back to PP that way :)

As soon as we’re back home (one more week), we can send you a map with the entire route if you like.

I hope we could help you out a bit :) If you have any more questions, feel free to ask.

Best, Nisa & Ulli

]]> By: Fabian http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-80895 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:55:11 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-80895 Hi, are you able to show the route taken during your 14 day trip? We’ll be going to PNH end April and was thinking of where to go, by bike of course ;)

]]> By: Nisa http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-16679 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:01:07 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-16679 Hey Persis,
Do you really want to with Harley’s along the “Death Highway”? I would say that some of the locals would faint when seeing this ;)
An interesting stopover (for the night) is to sleep in the local houses. You can sing karaoke with them in the evening due to the lack of TV reception…or you can enjoy a yummy dinner (fried frogs thrown into the pot as a whole & still alive).
Nothing is really dangerous – I don’t understand why it’s called the “Death Highway”. Sure you have to be fit and during the rainy season it’s more difficult than the dry season. So if you’re looking for a real adventure, the rainy season would be the time to go…
All the best with the project and if you need any more advice, please feel free to contact us.

]]> By: Persis Shanker http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-16597 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:43:30 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-16597 I’m doing research for a Harley Davidson motorbiking show that travels across Southeast Asia and I was wondering more about your trip along the ‘Death Highway’. Are there any interesting stopovers, danger points and things that could make good stories? Yours Sincerely, Persis

]]> By: Nisa http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-668453 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-668453 Right on!!!!

]]> By: Andrea http://www.cookiesound.com/2011/09/motorbiking-through-cambodia/comment-page-1/#comment-11790 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:40:41 +0000 http://www.cookiesound.com/?p=2943#comment-11790 GO Maier Sisters!!!!!!!!!!!

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