Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Up at 4am, 6 hour standing only train ride from Bangkok to the boarder of Thailand, tuk tuk to immigration, visa office, touts that 'seem' to offer help, another bus to a 2 hour taxi into Siem Reap, Cambodia... phrewww, so glad my guest house guide help me through most of that! It's a 1000 degrees...

This is the most raw place I have been so far. They literally just finished paving the Hwy on Sunday. Most roads in this bustling, net savvy city are still rocky, bumpy, dirt dirt dirt. This country is still crippled by a short term outlook that encourages people to lives for today rather than thinking about tomorrow, because a short while ago there was no tomorrow.

The people are warm, friendly, great sense of humor. We're all just trying to get along in this world, yes!

I've not yet been here 24hrs...

(Off to the Angkor Wat temples for the next 3 days)

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