Cambodia - May 21st - 25th, 2010 When leaving Saigon, we boarded an air conditioned bus for the 8 hour journey to Phnom Penh , the capitol of Cambodia. All was good for the first 3 hours as the bus was nearly empty and we could sprawl out. Shortly after crossing the border, the AC stopped working. Since it was an AC bus, the windows did not open, so for the last 5 hours of the trip we were trapped in what basically amounted to a sauna. We arrived in Phnom Penh on time, completely soaked with our own sweat, and I assume a few pounds lighter then when we started. We instantly liked it here as well... it was cheap, clean and the people were friendly. We found a great guesthouse (with a working AC)
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