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03-22-23 08:38 #8248
Posts: 528Usd
Don't bring many 1 and 5 dollar notes. They are making a push towards Riel and the use of these has diminished a lot. Bring a few for initial transport costs and as another poster said, bring only new crispy 50's and 100's. You can still use any dollar note but you will find most transactions are in Riel, even though they keep pricing everything in dollars!
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03-22-23 03:54 #8247
Posts: 12Originally Posted by Vendelo [View Original Post]
2) $10, $20, $50, $100 are all accepted. Many places won't take $1 or $5 anymore, although tuk tuks generally will still accept $1. The ATMs disperse $100 bills only but they can be difficult to use for small purchases as places won't want to give change.
3) You don't need to if you already have USD and is easy to exchange to Riel because of the fixed exchange rate.
Generally I carry both riel and USD. I use riel for all my everyday purchases, food, tuk tuks, buying anything at the market, etc. And USD for more expensive items. But you could absolutely get by using only riel if you want.
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03-22-23 01:58 #8246
Posts: 492I have limited experience in Cambodia, so verify with others but I had a hard time with old looking hundreds. People wanted new crisp ones because they suspected the old ones were fake.
Originally Posted by Vendelo [View Original Post]
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03-21-23 21:03 #8245
Posts: 3281Originally Posted by Vendelo [View Original Post]
All girls and bars accept dollar bills.
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03-21-23 20:21 #8244
Posts: 456Should I bring USD?
I participate in the Thailand and Mexico forums. I have RTTFed the last 100 pages of this PP forum to find out about paying in USD. I haven't found recent information so I will ask:
1) Should I expect to pay in USD?
2) If the answer is yes to question no. 1, what denominations should I bring? Dollar bills, tens and twenties?
3) Should I bring some Riel?
Thanks in advance.
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03-12-23 19:26 #8243
Posts: 31Originally Posted by DingoD [View Original Post]
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03-09-23 08:11 #8242
Posts: 181Thai or Khmer
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
In any event, the responses (albeit a small sampling) tends to validate my belief that "you can't tell a book from its cover". .
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03-06-23 18:30 #8241
Posts: 6315I'll take number 2 and possibly number 3 if I had a more revealing photo. Don't care what her nationality is. I would turn down 1 and 4 even if they were freebies and they were super horned up.
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03-06-23 07:12 #8240
Posts: 3358Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
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03-06-23 06:25 #8239
Posts: 135I would almost with 100% certainty say #4 is Khmer. The other 3 all have a generic look that I personally can't pick from these photos, so I'll have a stab in the dark that #2 is also Khmer, leaving #1 and #3 as our Thai representatives!!
I'll be sampling my own Khmer in 3 days when I arrive on Thursday morning!!
Cheers.
Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
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03-05-23 12:41 #8238
Posts: 12PP Hotels
Originally Posted by Fastpiston [View Original Post]
Harmony is the hotel I'd recommend. It is on street 148, just a couple blocks from the bar action only about a 3-minute walk away. Prices are about $35-$40 per night. Rooms are good, wifi is good, the gym is one of the better hotel gyms I've been to and the star is the rooftop pool and skybar. Good food and excellent views of the Riverside, especially at night. I've stayed there three times and never had a problem bringing a girl back. They may ask for ID but not always, depends on who is working the desk I guess, but no extra charge.
Baitong is in BKK1, about a 10-minute tuk-tuk ride from Riverside which isn't too bad. The hotel is one of the nicest in PP, got this cool eco / jungle vibe to it, two different pools, a nice seafood restaurant, and an outdoor rooftop bar. More expensive at $60-$70 per night but BKK1 is a nicer area of PP than Riverside. Lots of great restaurants, coffee shops, and other shops all in walking distance. They never bothered me bringing girls back, not even to check ID.
Courtyard Marriott I wouldn't recommend just because it is too expensive for what you get. They were the most strict with IDs on girls as they always took the girls ID when I brought them back but again otherwise no problems. Rooms are modern and they have a nice rooftop pool and skybar too but the neighborhood isn't particularly interesting and again it is too expensive compared to other hotels in PP. It is more oriented towards business travelers than tourists.
Hope that helps, glad to answer any other questions about PP.
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03-05-23 07:49 #8237
Posts: 67Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
1. Thai.
2 Filipina.
3. VN.
4. khmer.
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03-05-23 06:51 #8236
Posts: 83 and 4 are Thai. Easy work.
Originally Posted by SamSanuk [View Original Post]
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03-05-23 05:03 #8235
Posts: 399Originally Posted by JerseyItalian [View Original Post]
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03-02-23 00:22 #8234
Posts: 181Response to Khmer Girl Look.
Originally Posted by Bluat [View Original Post]
Generalizations abound. Northern Thais are lighter in skin color than Southern Thai gals. Viets whiter than Khmer or Thai's.
With that in mind, I've I've put together a collage of "usual suspects" numbered 1,2,3, and 4. Two are Khmer and two are Thai. I know all of them personally. Here is a little test for you. Which two are Thai? (I'll post the correct answer in a few days.).
Sam.