local transportation

Cambodia ain't for wussies

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December 27th 2008
Cambodia's a sad place to be. First, it seems that everyone works really hard to just eek out a living. They work long days and have hardly any equipment to help them. They harvest rice by hand with metal scythes, still use cows for the heavy lifting and transport, and wash clothes by hand. The roads outside cities are often rutted like the moon and you have to zig zag about on a motorbike to ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more