Guest Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Just an update for all of you coming over this way for a junket. ANZ Royal bank now has 4 branches in Phnom Penh that accept International ATMs. They expect to open branches in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville by the end of the year. The ATMs are available 24/7 and have security guards on site. And all the girls are adding a new word to their vocabulary :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elef Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Hi, so now not just walking ATMs over there but also the source of money for all. elef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Aussie Aussie Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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.. Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 But do they dispense riel or US$? Can you imagine lugging around a couple hundred bucks worth of riel? LOL! Or have they made bigger denomination notes since I was there last (mid-90s)? Well, there were in theory 20K, 50K & 100K riel notes, but I never saw any notes greater than 10K at the time and those nobody would accept cuz they had no change. So US$200 would be, what, 80 10K riel notes? LOL! Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 No Riel. Real US cash.............. the gals are soooo happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 I'm assuming that the ATM's give out $20. That just leaves me bringing a lot of $1 and $5 for tips. If this changes before January, please let me know, LH, otherwise I'll bring some dollars with me but count on the ATM's instead of TC's for my month's stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Dean.......... you start handing out 1s and 5s for tips and you will have a pack following you through town like dogs after the butcher wagon. No need for bring small stuff, the US$ is the working currency here. Just have your $20 bill for your tourist visa on arrival ($25 for the Business one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Your point is well taken. I wasn't sure if change is given in dollars or riels, but it sounds like, for the most part, it is given in dollars. I guess that I'm just used to having a hard time getting change from a Bangkok taxi driver when I give him a 1,000 B bill. I've been reading various websites on Phnom Penh, including Cent's own website for 2 hours last night, and I think that I have a decent idea of what goes on in PP but I did find it interesting that Cent said in 2000 that if one wants to see PP before it becomes too much like Thailand/Bangkok, one should go soon. Have I waited too long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledonk Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Great to hear from you, LHL - I thought you were deep in the jungles of Bolivia, helping a tribe of Amazon women repopulate. Granted, that can get tiring, particularly when you get one who likes it 'rough' :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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