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Tour-guides to be

Funny thing happened with these kids: We first saw them at the entrance to one of the larger temples. They started to tell us about the sites, then suddenly bolted as a cop drew near. The cop gave them a chase, but they eluded capture. I felt for the kids, and wanted to lead the cop in the wrong direction. They eventually met up with us again, and continued to tell us about the sites. I eventually realized that they would want money from us at some point, and told them that I didn't have a lot to give them. Their friendly attitude suddenly turned sour. They basically followed us until I gave them three times the amount that I initially offered them ($12 or so in the end, which doesn't sound like a lot, until you realize that is 1/2 month's wage for most people there). Nat was pretty uncomfortable with the situation, and thought that they would attack us at anytime. I was naive enough to think that I could handle them if it turned ugly (I am bigger than the both of them combined), but I am glad that it didn't. In the end, they took the $12 and left. Maybe I should have directed the police their way in the first place...


From: Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian  Flag Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the... [read more]
Blog: Angkor Wat
Date: April 11th 2005

I got back into Thailand, and met up with Nat. We immediately ventured forth to the Cambodia border. The magic casino bus Getting to Siam Reap turned out to be quite the adventure. First off, Nat wanted to take the "Casino Bus". Gambling is quite illegal in Thailand. Fortunately for the hard core, Cambodia (the SE Asian equivalent of the Wild West) is only a few short hours away. The bi ... read more




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Welcome to my Travel Site. I'm from San Francisco, and decided that I wanted to break away from my desk job for a bit and see what adventures I could find. My current plan is to check out SE Asia, Egypt, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. Who knows what will really happen? Stay tuned...... full info
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