Any one got any ideas for something that she can take with her?

Cheers!

Something useful eg water filter, silk sleeping bag liner etc?

Smiley t-shirt

one of those portable coffee presses?

Swiss Army Knife.

Vital piece of kit, IMO.

Swiss Army Knife.

Vital piece of kit, IMO.

*Edit – so vital STW felt the need to post it twice…*

Kindle?

Smiley t-shirt

Is there something i should know!

Swiss Army Knife.

Hmm yes that could work

a bong

toilet roll

Now now mcboo i’m supposed to be a responsible 😀 uncle!

a promise that if she is deep 5h1t she can just ring – and you won’t tell mum/dad

toilet roll

Can i get some printed I wonder!

a promise that if she is deep 5h1t she can just ring – and you won’t tell mum/dad

Yes thats a given as i have encouraged her to go, i wouldn’t have done that if i thought she couldn’t cope

She has a good relationship with her mum too, so that shouldn’t be an issue

oooh they do flowery and funky swiss army knives!

Careful, Woppit, TJ will now accuse you of being a bloodthirsty, violent fantasist who kills kittens for fun.

*Double post edit*

Woppit yes but i will have to have that delivered customs may object

Bulk box of condoms ?

Chastity belt.

Englishman explodes in Edinburgh. Police link incident to scandalous images on relatively obscure mountain bike website.

(Why are all of my posts duplicating?)

personal attack alarm

The following is a list of things to pack for your Cambodia vacation. Cambodia travel is not that arduous, but it is hot and the more you take, the more uncomfortable you will be. The less you take, the more you will enjoy your Cambodia holiday.

Passport – At the risk of sounding stupid – if you left home without your passport, you would not be the first person in the world to do this. Take a photocopy of the information page of your passport and store it separately.

Tickets – These days e-tickets are the norm. All you really need is the flight times and the code.

Emergency list – of your home contacts in case of accident.

Wallet – A concealed money belt is useful as well

Credit Card – If you have more than one credit card, take two – for some reason one may not work, then you will be stuck. Take photocopies of your credit cards and pack them separately.

Cash – US Dollars work best. Plenty of low denomination bills are better than hundred dollar bills

Driving licence – May be needed, you never know but always useful as a second form of ID Glasses and / or contacts, including spare contacts. Take a copy of your prescription as well.

Ballpoint pen that does not leak !

A small notebook. If you are into writing a travel journal or diary, take that as well, but the smallest possible note book will be useful.

Mobile ‘phone and charger – Cambodia works on the GSM system, so you must have a ‘phone that can take a SIM card. If you alreasy have GSM then your ’phone will work in Cambodia. Local SIM cards can be bought there.

Notebook / Netbook Computer – This is a personal decision. Some people cannot live without their notebooks. Don’t expect to see WiFi everywhere. Think about using Internet cafes and leaving those extra kilos behind.

Electricity adapter. Cambodia uses American type flat pin plugs. Round pins will work in some places.

MP3 player – iPod etc

If you really listen to music on the go, take it. If you don’t really listen to music with earphones then don’t bother.

Camera (and charger) – if you are a keen photographer, you will know what to take. If you want souvenier shots of temples, ten frankly, you wold be better off buying postcards or looking online for professional shots. For snapshots with friends and family, quite often, a mobile ‘phone will do the job just fine.

Eye shades and Ear plugs – Cambodia is not a quiet place and often hotel curtains will let in the light from 6am

Medicine Kit – your choice

Toiletries – your choice but include Sun block

Small scissors/pocket knife – always useful but pack in your checked baggage when flying

Sunglasses – if you wear them, not all people do

Hat – you will find hats for sale everywhere in Cambodia

Small Day bag – big enough to hold a book and camera

Small towel – to carry and mop your brow, you can buy one there

Book – take one and buy more/swap them

Travel clock or watch (or mobile ‘phone for that matter)

Clothes – Pack light. The lighter you travel, the more comfortable it will be. If you are planning on stopping more than two nights in any place, you can get your laundry done en route. Consider buying t-shirts during your travels. If you like jeans, then buy a pair of tropical weather jeans on your travels, they look great, but the material is a lot thinner than back home.

Remember – whatever the “travel outfitters” claim there are only three types of cloth. Natural, manmade or a mixture. Natural cloth such as cotton is always more comfortable and cooler, but will take longer to dry and may need ironing. Synthetic clothing is never as comfortable or as cool, but will wash and dry fast and often needs no ironing. Many travel outfitters offer a combination of the two with the claimed benefits of “wicking” sweat to the surface. Most of these claims are fairly dubious. Specialist travel clothing is good, but expensive.

Long, light trousers – one pair; Shorts – two pairs; Socks and underwear; Swimming costume; Shirts – two; T shirts – two; Sarong – buy one there; Shoes – once decent pair for walking and travelling, on pair of flip flops; Jacket – it is highly unlikely that you will need a jacket, it never gets that cold. If you do need a jacket then take one that folds away made of very thin material.

Clothes washing kit – a small amount of washing power in a small plastic bag together with a piece of nylon string and a few clothes pags.

Three or four plastic zip lock bags of various sizes. One plastic bag for dirty clothes. A decent guide book.

Ciprofloxacin

Keeps your bum out of the undergrowth. And the undergrowth out of your bum.

Stef
LOL i love the idea, not sure i’m brave enough to present it at the dinner table though, may have to be a side pressie

Cash – US Dollars work best. Plenty of low denomination bills are better than hundred dollar bills

This. If she’s going to cross over into Laos or Thailand, she’ll find the border guards will need a “tax” which is usually a couple of dollars. IIRC, the ATMs dispense in dollars too.

One thing to look out for – there were several reports in Phnom Penh of bags being snatched from tourists in tuk-tuks by motorbike riders. One poor woman was killed as she tried to hold onto it, and was pulled into the road. She should keep her bag under her legs out of harm’s way.

I’d also recommend at least two memory cards for her camera, which should be regularly backed up to CD (plenty of shops there will do this) – camera thefts from tourists are common.

If she’s going to take a mobile phone, I’d suggest one with wifi built in, so she can use skype, which is the cheapest way of calling home.

A bicycle is a fantastic way of getting round the temples at Angkor – they can be hired cheaply in Siem Reap.

These get good reviews!

Decent camera? If that’s too much club together with some other relatives?

US Dollars for Cambodia for def – loads of people wouldn’t even accept the Riel (local currency) when I was there…they were pretty much worthless. So worthless in fact that one of my mates actually wiped his ass with them when he couldn’t find any toilet role (true story!)

What about giving her an envelope with a hundred Dollars in and tell her not to open it til she gets to Siam Reap. Write her a wee note inside and tell her that this money is to pay for a cycle rickshaw and a guidebook for a 3 day excursion around Angkor Wat. Reckon that’d be a decent pressie. And you need a couple of days at least to see all the less obvious temples – the place is massive!

The things I used most when I was in that part of the world:

Good sunglasses I think I wore my Oakley Minutes every day for a year.
“Action Sandals” – Yes, they don’t look great in the UK but they are perfect for that kind of thing.
2 wallets – One dummy one with a few dollars and an expired credit card that is close to hand, one with “real” money that is hidden about my person. If someone demands your wallet guess which one they get.
A cheap digital watch – You really don’t want anything flash and you can use it as an alarm. I had an old Casio thing.
A good, foldable waterproof. When it rains it really rains,but whatever you takes it needs to fold down small.
A Swiss army knife – Just very useful for everything from picking out splinters to choping fruit to basic “home surgery”.

Cheers guys!

Dead Kennedys ‘Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables’

Also have her dress like a tramp. The poorer you dress the less likely unsavoury types will take notice of you, although being white she’ll still stick out like a sore thumb. Basically get rid of gucci gear….use olive drab/black bergens etc instead of bright red/green montane rucksack, don’t sling a big **** off dslr around your neck (get a compact or m4/3 camera that you can hide easily), don’t wear expensive watches and shoes (wear as many worn looking clothes as possible, no flashy logo’s) and distribute the contents of your wallet into half a dozen places around your body and bag.

2 wallets – One dummy one with a few dollars and an expired credit card that is close to hand, one with “real” money that is hidden about my person. If someone demands your wallet guess which one they get.

The dummy one.