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by Miguelito » Fri Dec 01, 2017 8:43 am
I enjoy walking too, and when I spend time in Paris or even Vientiane I realize just how much I miss walking.
Walking in Phnom Penh sucks. Sure you can walk a few blocks in riverside / BKK / Toul Sleng, but walking 10 blocks is just a frustrating and not an enjoyable experience, in my humble opinion. I go for runs in the city, but carefully plan that along riverside, through the parks, diamond island, etc. Of course if your intended path is along those areas you'll be fine, but I wouldn't plan to walk from Olympic market to Central market, for example.
As Violet said, and you've heard, sidewalks are often taken up with parked car, food vendors, trash, etc. Crossing at intersections can even be tricky (right DangerousDave?). A tuk-tuk is $1-$2 for short distances, motos less. Easy.