This is what it's like.

What does Siem Reap TASTE like?

gritty dirt.  illy coffee.  fanta.  chicken fried rice.  hawaii pizza.  coke light.  Lucky ice cream.  muesli and yogurt.  banana pancakes.  sautéed vegetables.  brown rice.  iced coffees.  fried crickets.  spiciness.  coconut.  pineapple.  green and red “capsicum”.  sugar cane water. 

What does Siem Reap FEEL like?

sticky skin.  sweaty backs.  a permanent sauna.   skeptical.  Air Cons.  windy rides on motos. chaotic. cold rides in the truck.  nosy.  rubber handles.  humid.  grainy.  dirty.  plastic helmets. fatigue.  an oven. itchy mosquito bites.  wet hair lines.  casual.  unorganized.  cold showers.

What does Siem Reap SMELL like?

body odor.  rotten fish.  random over-sprayed cologne.  dirty water.  floor cleaner.  spice.  pizza.  sweat.  baked goods.  tiger balm.  menthol.  sugar scrub.   salt water pools.  incense.  dust.  fried crickets and tarantulas.  garbage.  gasoline.  coffee.  soap. 

What does Siem Reap SOUND like?

weddings.  busted speakers.  TUK TUK LADY!  Adele.  saws.   hammering.  chopping meat.  cappuccino maker.  laughter.  cheap price for you.  ahkun cheran.  broken mufflers.  horns.  more horns.  lots of horns.  bicycle bells.  squeaky horn of the rubbish collector man.  Khmer music.  Pub Street.  foreign accents. 

What does Siem Reap LOOK like?

brown water.  unpaved roads.  potholes.  colorful motos.  low power lines.  fancy hotels with bright green grass.  skinny people.  brown people.  white people.  idols.  red string.  lights on trees.  natives with finger socks and flip flops, turtle necks with scarves.  foreigners with short shorts strapless tops and burnt skin.  weird looking dogs.  chickens on the back of motos.  naked babies.  smiles.  men sleeping in their tuk tuks.  children collecting plastic bottles.  blue skies.  rain clouds.  DUST.