Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
With the vast number of same-sex travel partners - gay or otherwise - checking into hotels across Cam-
bodia, there is little consideration over how travelling foreigners are related. However, it is prudent not to
flaunt your sexuality. As with heterosexual couples, passionate public displays of affection are considered a
basic no-no.
Cambodia Out
(
www.cambodiaout.com
) Promoting the GLBT community in Cambodia and the gay-
friendly Adore Cambodia campaign.
Sticky Rice
(
www.stickyrice.ws
)
Gay travel guide covering Cambodia and Asia.
Utopia
(
www.utopia-asia.com
) Gay travel information and contacts, including some local gay terminology.
Insurance
Health insurance is essential. Make sure that your policy covers emergency evacuation: limited medical fa-
cilities mean that you may have to be airlifted to Bangkok in the event of serious injury or illness. For more
on health insurance see
Click here
. For car and motorcycle insurance see
Click here
.
Worldwide travel insurance is available at
www.lonelyplanet.com/travel_services
. You can buy, extend
and claim online any time, even if you're already on the road.
Internet Access
Internet access is widespread and there are internet shops in all but the most remote provincial capitals.
Charges range from 1500r to US$2.50 per hour.
Many hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and cafes now offer free wi-fi, although connections are easiest to
find in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Language Courses
The only language courses available in Cambodia at present are in Khmer and are aimed at expat residents
of Phnom Penh rather than travellers. Try the Institute of Foreign Languages at the
Royal University of Ph-
nom Penh
( 012 866826;
www.rupp.edu.kh
; Russian Blvd). Also check out the noticeboards at popular
guesthouses, restaurants and bars, where one-hour lessons are often advertised by private tutors. There are
also regular listings under the Classifieds in the
Phnom Penh Post
and
Cambodia Daily
.
Legal Matters
Marijuana is not legal in Cambodia and the police are beginning to take a harder line on it. There have been
several busts (and a few set-ups, too) of foreigner-owned bars and restaurants where ganja was smoked - the
days of free bowls in guesthouses are definitely history. Marijuana is traditionally used in some Khmer food,
