Cambodian wedding party What I Did: 4 nights in Siem Reap, 3 nights in Phnom Penh, 3 nights in Kep Overall: I was curious about visiting a country to recently coming out of such a brutal war but the residual effects I saw were small, money notes were very clean and new, as all the currency had been…
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5 Jul '09
Phnom Penh wedding In Siem Reap, the only part of Cambodia that many visitors see, it is easier to forget the country’s brutal recent history. Despite the poverty you see, you are also surrounded by one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world and the pride of the people, Angkor Wat. In Siem Reap lies…
4 Jul '09
We arrived in Phnom Penh after a murderous 5 hour bus ride that helped me appreciate, among other things, the endurance of my bladder and the importance of noise cancelling headphones. Between the nonstop honking and the en route “entertainment,” I nearly jumped through the cracked windshield and hitched a ride on a motorcycle, the only…