Dodgy Phonm Penh

One thing that you notice as soon as you enter Cambodia is the number of the people that are maimed or crippled, presumably by mines and other UXOs. Of course, they are everywhere and they beg for money which seems difficult to not give into because you can give away 500 Riel notes which is the equivalent of 12.5 c US.

The city itself is strange. We felt more stared at than we had felt on our entire trip. A lot of the stares were not just curious or friendly. There was one asshole at a restaurant who kept looking over and both Maria and I smiled at him. He misinterpreted Maria's smile and just gave me a blank look. We tried interacting with his kids and they too were a bit strange. In a foreign country, the best course is to just avoid such people and go on your merry way and fantasize about the violent end he could meet with in a caged death match ..

Since we hated it so much, we decide to come to the lovely coastal paradise of Sihanoukville a day early. The weather is beautiful, the ocean, cool; the breeze, calming and fine white sand everywhere.