Thanks to the Royal Government’s brilliant development projects such as this, this and this and countless others, Phnom Penh was recently rated by the National Geographic Traveler magazine as the second worst city to visit! How fantastic!
… the charm of Phnom Penh has been “lost to uncontrolled urban growth and the outright greed of land speculation”, one of the judges said, adding it was a “very sad story” its astute colonial urban planning had now all but disappeared.
Phnom Penh will sit just above Central City, in the US state of Colorado, when the full list of cities is featured in the November/December issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. It was labelled worst because, judges claim, casinos stole its charm.
While I don’t totally agree with the rating, I can see some truth in it. Shame on you, RGC and the Phnom Penh City Hall!!
Photo courtesy of Michael LaPalme
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It’s really a man’s trash is another man’s treasure. You might not like the deteriorated look of the French colonial buildings in Phnom Penh but I do. I make movies and I find it very unique and interesting sight to capture. lol
I do love those colonial buildings. I really disagree with the rate. There are many rubbish city in world. But for good view that magazine has made Phnom Penh more popular. People like to see the best and the worst.