I just spent three days in Phnom Penh. I don’t think it’s worth spending that much time in this city. Ultimately, there isn’t much to see.
The few noteworthy monuments can be visited in a single day.

The rest is just wandering around the streets to get a feel for the locals’ way of life, but it’s a city that is less varied and less interesting than other Asian cities, in my opinion.
I was interested in the difference in the use of tuk-tuks here, especially compared to Bangkok.

In Bangkok, they are only used by tourists. Locals use public transport or taxis, which are plentiful and cheaper. Here, there are almost no taxis and no public transport, so tuk-tuks are a very common means of transport for the inhabitants of Phnom Penh.

In the end, what interested me most was walking along the banks of the Mekong River to observe the habits of the people of Phnom Penh.

I did meet some interesting people, including a Quebecker who is quite a character in terms of his dress, his way of speaking and his philosophy. He seems a bit lost in life, very lonely, and ended up in Cambodia because he had a friend here, but he seems to be deeply bored. He is a former sailor who has travelled extensively around the world and finally seems to have decided that Cambodia is the ideal place to spend his retirement. I will leave him with that opinion, which I do not share at the moment, but I hope to change my mind as I discover the rest of the country.

Today I’m leaving for Kampot, a seaside town famous for its pepper (the best in the world), and then on to the islands, which are apparently a truly idyllic place.