Gasoline Being Sold on the Side of the Road

The gasoline in Cambodia is very expensive so it is smuggled in from Thailand and sold on the side of the road. It is stored in old alcohol bottles - at first Seth was wondering why so much booze was being sold on the side of the road.

Capital of Cambodia... Phnom Penh

August 5th 2011
After a 6 hour busride, we arrived in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The ride wasn't too bad as we got to see much of the Cambodian (Khmer) "countryside" - very interesting views... So poor and all of a sudden you'll see a multicolored, huge, golden gate - leading to nowhere... The homes are on 8 foot high stilts so as to avoid being wiped out by flooding. The exposed underneath is ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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

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