After my visit to Beng Mealea, my tuktuk driver suggested that we drop by Bakong and Preah Ko as they are also located away from the main site of Angkor (these two temples are part of the Roluos group tours). It was still quite early and we already bought the tickets en route to Beng Mealea so we went straight to the site....
Approximately 40km away from the main temple site of the Angkor Archeological Park is Beng Mealea. That was a very bumpy 2-hour tuktuk ride and arrived around 12pm. This Hindu temple has less visitors due to the location but it was strongly recommended by my Cambodian buddies for the mostly-undisturbed ruins. A large part of the temple has fallen and turned to rubble. ...
I have had friends who told me that there's practically nothing in Phnom Penh and asked me to skip the city altogether and just visit Siem Reap but I believe that one of the best ways to truly understand a country and its people is by visiting the capital. However, there was a time and budget restriction as (insert "art supplies aren't cheap"...
