It's so sad but it happened in this town

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March 23rd 2007

Published: August 7th 2007

Phnom Penh must rank as one of the least appealing capital cities in Asia. Arriving there after a 7 hour journey on a non-A/C bus, including a lunch stop inconveniently scheduled 30 minutes earlier during which we'd been constantly assailed by hawkers, I received the most tout hassle I've received since India. We had to force our way off the bus and away from the bus station before we could escape... Read Full Entry

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John McCabe

Jabe

I quit the rat race in 2005, after working as an IT project manager for over a decade. I then travelled around the world for 4 years, a period of my life which is covered by this blog. After finishing my trip, I wrote a book about my dissatisfaction with my career, my reasons for quitting my job, life as a first-time thirtysomething backpacker, and finally the lessons learned from being exposed to experiences and people that I would never have encountered if I'd stayed in my office. The book is called "Out Of Office Male" and is available at all the usual eBook outlets. I took a ... full info

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27th April 2007

Knightsontour
Sally & Jason Knight

Telling it as it is
Appreciating your blogs on Cambodia a lot, telling it as it is. We're setting off from Bangkok for Cambodia ourselves next week, so you've given me a good feel on what to expect.

27th April 2007

JR
non-member comment

Why bother?
Why do you even bother to travel? You have nothing good to say about anything, you are bored by everything and the locals irritate you. Please just stay home wherever it is. You will do all of us a huge favour.

29th April 2007

Jabe
John McCabe

Yawn ...
i) Have you ever been to Phnom Penh? ii) Please read ALL my blog entries before leaving comments like this, if you want them to have any credibility. Thanks.

26th August 2007

TinyTiger
Caroline Joyce

Comments by JR
These comments are outrageous. That's the whole point of travelling - to learn about other countries histories. He wasn't moaning - just saying it as it is. I've been to Phnom Penh and S21 and this journal portrays it very well indeed. JR, you are clearly not a traveller!

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