Most Inspirational Moment
For me there was no single stand-out moment. Such was the variety of this adventure that comparison is meaningless.
Thoughts on Group Leader
Trung is an exceptional group leader and consummate professional. From start to finish, Trung went over and above to ensure that all of us went home not only with memories of an amazing country of such diverse beauty, but also a sound insight into its history and its people - all achieved with superb organisational skills, but above all with a clear love of his country which he conveyed with passion, enthusiasm, thoughtfulness and wit. He is truly an asset to Exodus! AND Trung also has a superb voice - if he should ever consider an alternative vocation, then he should be on the stage!
Advice for Potential Travellers
Just go! You will not be disappointed!
Suggestions
Along with one other couple we followed this adventure with the Angkor Wat extension. In stark contrast to our Vietnam Adventure, we did not feel that this shorter trip represented "value for money". The timings of flights, both to Siem Reap, then to Phnom Penh, and then from Phnom Penh onwards on our home flight, meant that there was an awful lot of wasted time. We should have had a "sunset" at Angkor Wat on Day 1 - but the timing of the flight meant that all was closed by the time we arrived; we left Siem Reap at 12 noon and spent the rest of the day travelling to Phnom Penh; and then found ourselves "killing time" waiting for our transfer on our homeward journey. (We had covered the highlights of PP with our guide and there was little more we could achieve in the time available.)
Our guide, Anna, at Angkor Wat was First Class and her English was very good. She was clearly very knowledgeable and was able to pack a lot into the time she spent with us.
However, our guide, Sa, in Phnom Penh was only just up to the task at hand. His English was pretty poor and there was a lot of "repetition". He was clearly doing his best, but it wasn't really good enough. Unfortunately, too, on our arrival at Phnom Penh, his "contact board" indicated names which were not ours. On establishing that he was in fact waiting for us - which we confirmed via our paperwork as he didn't have any - he indicated that he had asked his "boss" for confirmation, and had been told that names weren't important and it would all be alright.
Whilst we felt visiting Phnom Penh provided an opportunity to experience the Killing Field and Phnom Penh itself, we would have preferred to have spent more time in Angkor Wat itself.
