My betelnut partner

Temples, betelnut and the hard sell

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July 17th 2006
Today, all four of us had breakfast at the guesthouse and piled into the Tuktuk with Savin our driver. Tuktuks in Cambodia tend to be little trailers that are strapped on to the back portion of the motorbike’s seat. They have room for 4 people: two facing backwards and two forward. Top speed for one of these babies is about 40kph (about 25mph). It’s okay, because the Angkor complex is only ... read more

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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