thanks for the link gingerbear! it seems to say it's ok to bring kids as long as we practice common-sense..well, we'll see. I'll deffo do my research first. Thanks!
well as gingerbear says, am in Malaysia, and they're quite near...flights to those places here can be dirt-cheap...and to vietnam too....actually gingerbear, I fancied going to Ho Chi Minh city this year, but due to my heavy heavy workload, didn't get a chance to take leave!
been to costa del sol enough times anyway when i was younger...
been to thailand and bali too many times to mention and am so bored of them and the endless beach holidays I have been taking for the past 2 years, only because that's the easiest and cheapest type of holiday around these parts! and Thailand is not that safe now anyway.probably more dangerous than cambodia in terms of terror attacks... southern thailand is full of militants and fire arms possession is also high and there's no need for a licence.. and southern thailand is where phuket is...think Malaysia actually issued a travel advisory warning its citizens not to travel to southern Thailand unless absolutely necessary.
most of my friends here have gone to cambodia and they seem to have had trouble-free holidays...i think myanmar is much more dangerous, in terms of civil strife yet my heavily preggers australian ex-boss went there recently for a holiday with a girlfriend!!
As for the leftover mines or bombs, i reckon it's ok if u just stick to well-trodden tourist areas. it's not like i'd be going to the rural areas...
The whole temple areas even outside of the main Angkor Wat are well maintained and of course, clear of mines. It has to be as foreign tourists are paying US$40 each for a 3-day pass !
as for snatch thefts, here in KL, tis sadly quite common tho i haven't had my bag snatched yet.
tho i have been pickpocketed THREE times in London. And some kids tried to pickpocket me in Barcelona 2 yrs ago!
Anyway in terms of terrorist attacks? is there a truly safe place in the world right now? London seems a favourite target at the moment...
Unless you plan to risk your life with a little so-called fun like going to one of those "camps" in Phnom Penh where a tourist can pay US$10 to throw a live hand grenade or fire an M16-machine gun, otherwise, Cambodia seems pretty safe.
as for avian flu, luckily for me, the UN encourages staff and dependents to be vaccinated against flu altho of course it's no guarantee. but i don't think i'd be traipsing around open markets with dd!
maybe I shd just go with dh ...?
gingerbear, do u reckon vietnam is a lot 'safer'?
Happy New Year to all of you!