We stopped for two nights in Phnom Penh, and decided to stay in the Psar Thmey area since we had found out that Sorya buses both arrived from Sihanoukville and left to Laos from the same place. And Sorya buses, we had found out, were, if not new, nearly always outfited with working air-conditioning! So we had one evening and a full day in Phnom Penh at our leisure before leaving the country. This time however, we were far from the idyllic civilisation of the riverside. Our hotel, for one, rented out rooms by the hour. And the streets around, though lined with budget guesthouses and tons of restaurants and cafes, seem to cater to a vast majority of single (often older) male travellers, who were obviously there to also enjoy the rest of the establishments,
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