The lobby of Spring Guesthouse has on display a list of bus fares and travel time with free pickup.Destinations and price:
Sihanoukville--Mekong Express--USD7---7:45, 14;30 hrs
Sihanoukville--Sorya Transport--USD6--7:00.8:00,9:00,11:00,12:45 ,13:00 hrs
Angkor Express and Paramount buses both cost USD6
Siem Reap--Mekong Express--USD11--7:30,8:30,12:30,14:00 hrs.
Via Angkor Express is USD8 while Paramount is USD10.
Mailinh charges USD9 To Stung Treng if you're en route to Laos,
Sorya Bus Transport charges USD12 with only one departure at 7:15 am.
To Rattanakiri---USD13 by Sorya Transport,only one departure at 7:00am.
Rattanakiri is a province in the north east of Cambodia bordering Laos and Vietnam.
Kep or Kampot by Sorya Bus--USD6.
Southeast of Cambodia,a gateway to Bokor National Park.
Kratie by Sorya Transport--USD8.
Northeastern remote town. Battambang by Sorya Transport--USD6.
The second largest city of Cambodia and shortest route to Thailand's border town of Aranyaprathet. Poipet--Sorya Bus--USD9.Border town with many casinos.Just walk across after immigration will be Thailand.
Direct Bangkok:--Sorya Bus--USD17.Only one departure at 6:30am.Cheaper than airport tax by USD8.
Please note that the local buses are not allowed to cross the border so check out what will be the connection after the border to avoid being mislead by touts.
Buses to Ho Chi Minh City varies according to the type of buses used and the extra services provided.
Boat to Chau Doc,a border town in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam,USD12 for slow boat while USD20 will be speed boat.
To Siem Reap by boat cost USD35.
I will be leaving Phnom Penh for Koh Kong but the fare prices was not on displayed.The guesthouse reception contacted Sorya Bus Transport to book a seat for me at USD8 with a free pickup and leaving before 6:45 am.
In the late evening after converting USD5 into 20,000 riels,I made my way to the Psar Orussey market area which was less than 10 minutes walk.
The whole area was filled with food stalls and the restaurants just across the Cathay Guesthouse is the busiest with hardly any seats available.
Most of the local people also spend their dinner time eating out.
One thing I dislike about the streets of Phnom Penh is that they are all dimly lit and quite dark.
Psar Orussey market has already closed by late evening and the only activities are the food vendors lining all along the streets.
The neon lights at the Psar Orussey market adds to the liveliness of the surroundings,otherwise it will be very dark.
It has been drizzling nearly day and night and the roads were easily filled with pool of filthy waters.
After having a bowl of soup noodles that cost 6,000 riels,I went back to the guesthouse to spend my time surfing the Internet which was available at the guesthouse lobby for free.
A Chinese restaurant at Street 163 near the Olympic Stadium called The Emperors of China offering dim sum buffet for USD6.
Dim Sum is a Cantonese term for snacks where fully cooked and ready to serve dishes would be pushed around the restaurant on steamed carts by servers. Chinese tea will normally be served together with the dim sum.
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