A Boat Ride up the Mekong to Siem Reap
February 12th 2012 The river boat from Phenom Penh to Siem Reap was brilliant. We propped ourselves on the roof of the boat and relaxed whilst taking in the local fisherman, farmers and floating village after floating village. A floating village being a whole township floating on water. The reason being, as explained by a local, is that the price of land is too high so living on the water has become an option for ma
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