Phnom Penh
March 9th 2007 We took a five hour bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh along a pretty road. The air conditioning wasn't quite up to holding off the 40 degree heat, so we roasted in the bus once the morning started to heat up (which happens by 9:00)
Phnom Penh is a bit sleepy, but not as decrepit as I might have imagined given the turmoil in the country, but Cambodia does seem poorer overall, and there are some s
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