Cambodia Shopping Tips by cachaseiro

...: Support the little roadside shops when you can.

Along the roads of Cambodia you see many little shops in small wooden houses.
Most of them sell dinks that they have in a cooler, but from time to time you also see other things for sale.
if you are driving along the cambodian roads then why not stop at one of these places and buy your drink instead of buying it all at big places in the city.
A can of coke is a can of coke and if you buy it from these little places then you help a local low income family with todays finances.
These little shops are mostly run by the mother in the family as the families live in the house that is the shop and she tries to make a little extra income there while her husband is out fishing or in the rice fields.
this is one place where buying 2 cans of coke can really make a positive difference for a family, so do that please.

Theme: Food and Drink

things carved in stone.

Between Phnom Penh and Siem Riep, about an hour before you get to siem riep you have a small village where the inhabitants have specialised in carving things in stones.
It's really an odd sight coming through this little village where you have large newly made buddah staues sitting all over and dozens of guys working on new ones.
The big statues are mostly sold to wealthy cambodians and to temples, but they do carve smaller things too that you can carry as a tourist and the prices are very resonable.
I bought myself a freshly made little elephant statue for 5 dollars the last time i was there.

Directions: About one hour drive east of Siem Reap.

Theme: Local Craft