Street scene

Cambodia

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January 14th 2018
Next stop, Cambodia. We took a bus from Saigon to Phnom Penh; Cambodia’s poverty was pretty evident as soon as we entered the country. At some point we were trying to figure out how much to tip for service. An American ESL teacher living in Phnom Penh (yes, another U.S. citizen who chucked it all in to live in Asia) said that a dollar doesn’t mean that much to us, the “rich” tourists, but ... 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