Cambodia

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Language: Khmer
Capital: Phnom Penh
Population: 13,971,000
Currency: Riel (KHR)
Hitchability: <rating country='kh' />
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Cambodia is a country in South East Asia. On the main highway from Pnom Phen to Siem Reap and Thailand, it is pretty easy to hitch. Pnom Phento – Siem Reap took me not even a day. On some remote roads things may be harder though. Cambodians are very friendly too.

You can hitch on every single road in Cambodia, there are just more and less busy roads. People are very friendly, but you'll hardly ever been not asked to pay for your ride. That's why you need to carry only few dollars in your pocket.

Thumb here has no meaning, so waving to the drivers would be the only way to hitch a ride, otherwise they will not stop for you, but taxi will always be your friend. Actually, it's even possible to hitch a ride with a taxi, when they already have a passenger who paid for the trip. Just don't forget that you "don't have money" (Khmer pronunciation would be "komyong ot mee lui").

Roads PP - Siem Reap, PP - Sihanoukville, and PP - Battambang are always good to hitch, takes less than a day. Just take a moto taxi and get out of the city for $2.

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