So we arrived in Cambodia and became instant millionaires, only in riel terms mind. It's the first country we've come across that happily trades in three currencies; 4,000 riel to the dollar, 100 to the bhat - an eight dollar meal and we had 3 dollars, 7,300 riel and 3,500 bhat...work that one out. After thanking the very cheery and patient border guard (he must have corrected us on our Khmer at least twelve times - we were only trying to say "Thank you") we chose the cheaper minibus, rather than the quicker ferry, to skirt around the Cardamom mountains and on to the coastal resort of Sihanoukville. Our driver happily told us that Cambodia no longer has civil war, the Khmer Rouge, Pol Pot, violence or guns, oh no, Cambodia now has...corruption. Seven hours and
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