| Name: | Janet Caldwell |
| Email: | jancal34{at}bigpond.com |
| Where are you from: | Wheelers Hill, Melbourne. |
| Comments: | I had the privilege of sharing 2 days with Sim. Angkor Wat was an amazing place to visit...but it is stone. The highlight for me was the village where Sim lives and cares for the orphan children. The visit to his home and meeting the children was an amazing experience. They are so happy and have so little of the material world. I would dearly love to go back one day. |
| January 11, 2012 09:54:36 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Darcy Duggan |
| Email: | bushland{at}jeack |
| Where are you from: | Australia |
| Comments: | We have recently returned from a trip to Cambodia and agree it was truly a life changing experience. We not only witnessed the ancient wonders of Cambodia but fell in love with Cambodia and its people and feel drawn to go back again as soon as possible. This was due in part to the services of Sim who acted as our guide. Sim is a kind, honest and gentle soul and is a wonderful guide who showed us so much more than the temples. He was utterly reliable, courteous and a wealth of knowledge and advice. He added so much to our enjoyment and understanding of all we saw. The simplicity of life in Siem Reap and the ability of the Cambodians to wear a smile on their sleeves everyday despite the hardship of life has certainly left an indelible memory. Sim was more than our guide. He is actually the living proof of the courage, strength and optimism of the Cambodian people. Sim is also a wonderful ambassador for his people and exudes such a genuine feeling of belonging and wanting to |
| September 15, 2011 13:45:23 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | melai |
| Email: | angelesme84{at}yahoo.com |
| Where are you from: | Philippines |
| Comments: | Five stars for Sim!! :-) My friend and I hired Sim to be our tour guide last Aug 24, 2011. Sim's English was very good. He was fun to be with, engaging and related not just the history of the place but anecdotes too. He answered my endless questions :-D and took our pictures. If I go back to Angkor Wat (which I plan to) I'll surely hire Sim again. Highly recommended! |
| August 29, 2011 03:22:03 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Janice Schmidt |
| Email: | jads8627{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Bettendorf, IA USA |
| Comments: | I can't say enough good things about Sim. He picked us up from the airport with his driver and delivered us to our hotel. After checking in and changing he began our day and a half tour of Seim Reip. His English was excellent. He was full of interesting facts about the many ancient temples in and around Seim Reip. Without his help it would have been impossible to see and do all we did We began the second day with a 5am viewing of the sun rise over Angkor Wat, simply breathtaking. It is obvious this is a very proud and caring young man. His dedication to a local orphanage is admirable. I highly recommended his services. |
| June 11, 2011 19:02:39 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Susan |
| Email: | slmb55{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Bali |
| Comments: | We live in Asia and thought we were Asia'd out and templed out so made a point of not temple chasing. Cambodia truly is the exception and we're sorry we weren't more aggressive chasers. Sim is one of the best guides we've ever had for all the reasons people mention above. His punctuality, energy, knowledge, English, etc. go beyond your normal guide. But makes him really special is that he is paying forward kindnesses given to him as a child that changed his life and his enthusiasm for the school he's started in his own community is catching. Using Sim for your guide makes you feel like your leaving behind a living donation. Thanks Sim and Louise. |
| February 7, 2011 08:28:54 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Nick and Jemma |
| Email: | najclayton{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | England |
| Comments: | Sim was a really great tour guide, over the short period of three days he became a great friend too. He was very personable and dedicated to us, having a constant energy and enthusiasm on our travels. After travelling to Malaysia and Thailand, we wish we'd spent more time in Cambodia to see all it had to offer, it was our favourite part of the holiday. He has an incredible amount of knowledge, and we wish him the best of luck for the future! |
| January 30, 2011 01:45:46 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Gayle |
| Email: | gaylesmith6{at}bigpond.com |
| Where are you from: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Comments: | I traveled to Siem Reap with my friend Peter who had arranged for Sim to be our guide for several days. I had not traveled like this before and to have Sim as my guide was fantastic. Sim made our stay in Siem Reap a very good experience, we went away with a great insight into Cambodian life. I hope to stay in touch with Sim and will be certainly be recommending him to everyone I speak to. |
| November 11, 2010 01:37:53 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Greg Pasieka |
| Email: | greg.pasieka{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Chicago, IL USA |
| Comments: | Sim was a fantastic tour guide, and I had such a great time on our trip together. He taught me so much about all of the different Wats and also shared a lot of his own personal experiences so that I could learn more about life in Cambodia. We started out in Angkor Wat for sunrise before heading to Angkor Thom, Bayon Temple, Ta Prohm, Banteay Srei and others. He is very knowledgeable and such a great person to spend a day with. In addition, the car that we had was very clean, comfortable, and stockpiled with bottled water! The food that Sim recommended was delicious and it was so nice to share meals with him and learn more about his personal life growing up in Cambodia. I would highly recommend Sim. He greatly enhanced my experience. Thank you, Sim for such a great time! |
| October 27, 2010 08:22:42 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Sandra |
| Email: | sandra.barnum{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | San Diego, CA, USA |
| Comments: | Visiting Siem Reap and the temples was the favorite part of our trip, largely due to Sim. He took excellent care of us. We were a little doubtful about going to Kulen Mountain, but we went and had a great time. Thank you Sim! and thank you Louise - it was a pleasure meeting you! |
| May 1, 2010 16:19:04 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Krystal Camilleri |
| Email: | krystal{at}maidmentdevelopments.com.au |
| Where are you from: | Australia, Queensland |
| Comments: | My partner and I made our first visit to Siem Reap in December to take a tour of the temples. Sim was fantastic providing us with all the history and information we needed. Sim speaks very good english and made our day most enjoyable. I would highly recommend Sim to anyone looking at taking a tour of the Angkor Temples as he provides a full service collection and drop off to you accomodation not to mention a tour of other great must see desitantions in Siem Reap. Cambodia is a wonderful country, it definately deserves a visit. |
| January 14, 2010 01:58:37 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Ty Soviet |
| Email: | tasoviet{at}gmail.com |
| Where are you from: | Cambodia |
| Comments: | You are very bein SIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| December 26, 2009 15:54:23 (GMT Time) |
| Name: | Louise |
| Email: | reidsimmons{at}ozemail.com.au |
| Where are you from: | Melbourne |
| Comments: | "Sim was our tour guide at the Angkor Temples in Siem Reap in March 2009. His experience as a monk was invaluable as he was able to tell us about the carvings and reliefs and the history of the temples. Sim was extremely kind, polite and attentive. He helped us in many other ways too - negotiating fares, translating at the pharmacy, helping us find our way around Siem Reap and recommending site seeing destinations. He took us into the countryside to visit his village where we met his family and had a tour of their farm. I can't wait to get back there and pick up where we left off." Louise, Melbourne, Australia |
| October 21, 2009 01:15:57 (GMT Time) |