18 October 2007

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October 24th 2007

Published: October 25th 2007

Today was a travel day. We had hired Loy Bun Seak as our driver for the Siem Reap area and to drive us to Phnom Penh. Talk about a smart idea! Bun Seak has a very nice (and wonderfully air conditioned) Mercedes passenger van. He is extrememly knowledgeable of both Siem Reap & Phnom Penh, super nice, and we couldn't recommend him highly enough if you ever go to Cambodia! (Even though he doesn't th... Read Full Entry

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Tonle Sap River_2

View down the Tonle Sapt River towards it's junction with the Mekong River. The Phnom Penh shoreline is on the right.

Riverside housing-Phnom Penh

We only saw this around Phnom Penh, houses, made mostly of plywood and corrugated metal, were built out over rivers and tidal/marshy areas. We understand only the poorest folks lved this way in the city. These were on the Phnom Penh side of the Tonle Sap River.

hang on-Phnom Penh

Another version of cheap mass transit, this time everyone is sitting on the cargo in the back of a pick-up truck.

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