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Karlie and Bird  
   

Karlie and Bird

Bird was our Tuk driver in Phnom Penh. Karen and I hire drivers for a set daily rate. We basically rent the Tuk and the driver to ourselves. We get where we want to go when we want to go, morning to night and the driver is happy to have the steady income. $23 per day total. 8 AM to 10 PM. But we go to bed early which made Bird a happy fellow.
Angkor Wat and Siem Reap

April 11th 2014
My stomach lurched as soon as the curry hit my tongue. Bad chicken. I spit the mealy mouthful back onto my plate and headed for the bathroom, hacking like a fur-balled cat. We were halfway to Siem Reap and stopping for 'lunch' at a restaurant located in a dusty hamlet. We should have stayed on our Giant Ibis bus. Giant Ibis is a relatively new company offering shiny vehicles at slightly higher far ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

Cambodian Flag 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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