Things to Bring in Cambodia

Valuables:
When travelling to Cambodia for a semi-long period, it is best to travel as light as possible if you have sufficient funds. Make copies of your passport, including the visa. Carry these around once you have found a safe deposit box to put your valuable documents. Bring small notes and good quality US dollars and convert to Reils. Traveller cheques can also be converted to Reils in the larger cities. However, to be on the safer side, do not solely rely on them. If you have a mobile phone and want to stay connected, bring along your instrument. A Cambodian sim card costs $20 to purchase. Some networks, especially UK ones lock their handsets to their network but in Cambodia it is very cheap and easy to unlock these handsets. You may or may not want to bring along your notebook depending on whether the school or your accommodation provides you will a computer.
 

Clothes, shoes:
You must dress properly and according to Khmer standards. This means that women should keep their shoulders covered in classroom situations and not wear shorts, unless they cover your knees. You should be proper and clean. Formal shoes may be required for men in the classrooms. So along with your casual, do carry a pair of formal shoes. Travel light where clothes are concerned because there is plenty of nice, cheap clothing to buy in Cambodia. You will want empty space in you bags for the many things that you are likely to purchase here! Don't bring any heavy clothing, as you will only be wearing the lightest things you have.
 

General:
Don't forget your camera. Film is easy to find or if yours is a digital camera, don't forget the charger along with a travel adaptor. Burning memory cards to CD is not hard even in the smaller cities. So you don't have to worry about this. Do carry along a good travel guide as it will help you greatly when you are looking to find tourist attraction or good eateries for instance. Along with that, do carry your own vitamin or food supplements especially if you are unsure if the ones you consume are available in Cambodia. Bring along your own towels although not too many. If you want to go trekking on your own during your spare time, you should bring your own sleeping bag. You do not need to buy a mosquito net because accommodations provided by most schools will come with the nets.
 

Medicine:
Carry your medication in their original bottles to help avoid security questions and bring along the generic names of your medications since brand names can vary. If you have any questionable drugs or particularly large supplies, you might want to bring a letter from your doctor stating you have a legal right to use these drugs. If you are travelling outside the United States, check to see what you can take with you. Something legal here might be illegal elsewhere. It could get dumped, or you could get dumped in jail. Nonetheless, pretty much anything can be bought from the bigger cities in Cambodia like Phnom Penh, including clothes and antiseptic and anti-diarrhea medicine.