Thursday, March 27, 2008

Cambodia

Time spent: 5 days
Mosquito bites: perhaps one
On budget/time: Not on budget! $20 a day for entry to Angkor, plus a motorbike driver...
Lost/stolen: nothing
Sound of Cambodia: Nothing sticks in the mind
Taste of Cambodia: Amok Fish
Drink of Cambodia: Angkor Beer
Highlights of Cambodia: Angkor temples! Khmer Rouge related stuff was very distressing.

Cambodia was poorer than Vietnam, you could see as soon as you crossed the border and saw all the wooden houses on stilts, similarly everything got nicer on crossing into Thailand, still the poverty was nothing compared to India. I found it expensive, but I did just shoot through and visit the two main tourist centres - I decided to spend some time in Laos instead.

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