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February 12th 2006

Published: February 16th 2006

Motorbikes are by far the most common means of transportation in Cambodia. It is not uncommon to see a whole family on a motorbike: mom, dad, and a kid or two. We have seen motorbikes carrying as many as four or five people. We have also seen motorbikes carrying an interesting array of cargo: bicycles, chairs, bamboo, pipes, pigs, baskets of live chickens, several racks of dead chickens with the f... Read Full Entry

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And presto! you're ready to roll

Though sometimes you have to stop for trains coming the other way

Locals riding the bamboo train transport many interesting things

Battambang street

Battambang is full of crumbling French colonial buildings.

Wedding preparations

The colorful tent in the background is where the wedding is held and the tent in the foreground is used for food preparations. Weddings normally last for 3 days.

No durian allowed!

Durian fruit are considered a delicacy in Southeast Asia. To westerners, they smell horrible, like something rotten. Many hotels, airlines, buses, etc. forbid people from eating durians because they are so pungent that they stink up the whole establishment.

17th February 2006

Charlie
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New beer challenge
Since you've met the Texans challenge I thought a new one could be added to the list: beer with a circus clown.

18th February 2006

Wherearetheynow
Amy

I'm not sure if I can go there. That might be too dark of a path to go down. Incidentally, I've almost gotten the "beer with a priest" challenge down. I had coffee this morning with a Canadian Anglican priest at our guesthouse, so if he's around this evening, I might be able to achive this challenge. Too bad I couldn't get the chain-smoking monk we saw the other day to drink a beer with me.

20th February 2006

Vicki - Shelley's mom
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We are having so much fun reading your blog!
Dear Amy and Stevan...I always knew you would go off and have a lot of fun, Amy! We are all enjoying your travel adventure, and envy you much! Tommy turns 16 next week. Can you believe it? We want to contribute to the beer fund, so please let us know how to do it! Stay safe, Vicki Chuck and Tommy Adams

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