Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
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You’ll likely never have to ask for help as many people will try to get your attention and show you what they have for sale or lead you into their shop. We’d just politely say, “No thank you” and move along if we weren’t interested and they would often move onto the next person.
During one particular haggling session Joe came up with the idea to discuss the next price we’d be willing to offer to each other in Japanese so hopefully they wouldn’t understand and we could make sure we were both comfortable with the prices.
But we quickly learned that the best way to get the price you want is to simply start walking away. If it honestly it’s offensively low, they’ll likely say ok to keep you there to make the sale.
These days eating these creepy crawlies is mostly a tourist based industry. Although we did see locals eating some crickets in another part of the country. However, these edible spiders are only found in forests which are in major danger in Cambodia and since we didn’t know how these animals were sourced, and they no longer seemed like a part of the local cuisine, we passed on trying them ourselves.
We ended up buying a painting by a local artist and since it was an oil painting and due to the humidity, we had to be really careful with it because it didn’t dry for almost a week!
Inside the market, there’s a wide variety of goods you can purchase, from all types of clothing and accessories like scarves and bags, to locally made toys, artwork, and painted coconut shells and so much more.
Aside from the stuffed elephant and Joe’s elephant pants, we bought these decorative bowls made from coconuts for our friends back in Japan. And this is the painting I mentioned earlier. It depicts some incredible parts of our journeys around Cambodia.
The clothing was so cheap we couldn’t resist honestly, so we also got these and lastly, I bought a few pairs of a different kind of pants for the rest of our travels here in Cambodia and south east asia.
These pants were different than Joes because they wrapped around you and therefore had this opening. We got them for $3 each and I LOVE them! They’re so comfy. These were silk versions of the same style made from local silk worms here in Cambodia. They were $7. Everything we bought was made in Cambodia. Everything we bought, we haggled for so you may be able to get them cheaper. This tank top was only $2. Joe got a couple of pairs of elephant pants for $4 each and his shirt for $2 as well.
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SUPPORT ME! (^_^): patreon.com/sonnietravels Let us be your guide around the Night Market of Siem Reap, Cambodia! (^_^)
You’ll likely never have to ask for help as many people will try to get your attention and show you what they have for sale or lead you into their shop. We’d just politely say, “No thank you” and move along if we weren’t interested and they would often move onto the next person.
During one particular haggling session Joe came up with the idea to discuss the next price we’d be willing to offer to each other in Japanese so hopefully they wouldn’t understand and we could make sure we were both comfortable with the prices.
But we quickly learned that the best way to get the price you want is to simply start walking away. If it honestly it’s offensively low, they’ll likely say ok to keep you there to make the sale.
These days eating these creepy crawlies is mostly a tourist based industry. Although we did see locals eating some crickets in another part of the country. However, these edible spiders are only found in forests which are in major danger in Cambodia and since we didn’t know how these animals were sourced, and they no longer seemed like a part of the local cuisine, we passed on trying them ourselves.
We ended up buying a painting by a local artist and since it was an oil painting and due to the humidity, we had to be really careful with it because it didn’t dry for almost a week!
Inside the market, there’s a wide variety of goods you can purchase, from all types of clothing and accessories like scarves and bags, to locally made toys, artwork, and painted coconut shells and so much more.
Aside from the stuffed elephant and Joe’s elephant pants, we bought these decorative bowls made from coconuts for our friends back in Japan. And this is the painting I mentioned earlier. It depicts some incredible parts of our journeys around Cambodia.
The clothing was so cheap we couldn’t resist honestly, so we also got these and lastly, I bought a few pairs of a different kind of pants for the rest of our travels here in Cambodia and south east asia.
These pants were different than Joes because they wrapped around you and therefore had this opening. We got them for $3 each and I LOVE them! They’re so comfy. These were silk versions of the same style made from local silk worms here in Cambodia. They were $7. Everything we bought was made in Cambodia. Everything we bought, we haggled for so you may be able to get them cheaper. This tank top was only $2. Joe got a couple of pairs of elephant pants for $4 each and his shirt for $2 as well.
FOLLOW ME! (^_^):
*On Twitter: @SonnieTravels
*On Instagram: @SonnieTravels
RELATED VIDEOS:
* Best Travel Phrases To Learn: youtu.be/mF5cOf6McLI
* Thing I Miss While Living Abroad: youtu.be/Wy33ndYey4k
* Culture Shocks of Japan: youtu.be/O30szfG7Iok
