Cycling The Road Less Travelled

From Phnom Penh we pedaled our way too Siem Reap through Kompang Cham and Kompang Thom. Cambodia’s reputation for horrible roads seems to be slowly becoming a thing of the past. A few years back, this stretch of road was unpaved, a dust bowl in the dry season, a mud bath in the wet season. Except for a small but brutal section, almost the entire length is now paved making for relatively easy and fast cycling. The landscape is almost completely flat but what the ride lacks in natural beauty, it makes up for with interesting villages and the friendly faces you see along the way. We stopped countless times along the route to talk to people, play with kids, take photos or to sneak a peak at one of the many weddings we passed. Countless tour buses fly by here without stopping, it’s a shame. We really enjoyed the three days it took us to get to Siem Reap.