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Tip No. 3:  When taking Airasia, line up early and run fast or pay $20.00.

Flying via AirAsia was an experience in itself.

When we got to the AirAsia check-in counter, we discovered that no seats are assigned to you. Ergo, it is free seating. Thinking we were smart, Padma and I lined up early to ensure that we got to sit together. Apparently, lining up early was not all we needed to do to get the seats we wanted. We also had to run fast!

After we turned in our boarding pass at the gate, we noticed other passengers who were behind us in the line running ahead of us. Not wanting to be left behind, we also started running towards the plane. Then, most of the passengers started running! It was hilarious and I felt like I was participating in the Amazing Race. After that, I vowed that on my next trip on AirAsia, I would line up early and run faster. Of course, I could always opt to pay AirAsia an extra $ 20.00 to be given a five-minute lead to get to the plane ahead of everyone.  But nah, running is more fun.

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Today and in the following days, I will be posting Siem Reap travel tips.

Tip No. 1: Bring a camera. This tip needs no further explanation.

I regret that these are all the photos I could take with, and store on, my phone -

Tip No. 2: Study flight routes, canvass travel fares and book flights in advance.

For any trip, you should find the best way to get there. In our case, I learned that there are no direct flights from the Philippines to Cambodia.  You need to take a flight from the Philippines to Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore and from there to Cambodia.  This could make traveling to Cambodia expensive.  After studying flight routes, I found several budget airlines that offer affordable fares.   (more…)