Bonjour! I must say I was half-dreading Cambodia! I had head mostly unnice things about Cambodia-children begging, lots of people missing limbs and a lot of filth. During our "mere"week there, we did witness all of the above but so many positive things too. I must admit that we did find ourselves handing over a lot of our "dollars" in the form of hefty tips and buying things that we don't need for inflated prices. The Cambodian people, very friendly, polite and smiling, have a way, sometimes unintentionally, of tugging at your heart strings. They have been through so much and it is all still so "raw". Our bus trip from Ho Chi Minh City(HCMC) to Phnom Penh was relatively hassle free. We didn't get our first choice of comfy bus but it was ok. The
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