Nagaworld Cambodia Phnom Penh

... something I have never seen before, unorganised mass synchronised dancing in a public space, it was really amazing how everyone seemed to know all the moves for the songs. Apparently after heading back to the guesthouse, I asked one of the staff and he said that it was exercise that everyone does in the square, several times a week to keep fit. That was one of the coolest and unique experiences I have encountered whilst travelling. <br>

... drivers hassling me for a fare, not to mention the other 10 or so waiting outside. It was tipping down with rain so I just went with the one who's Tuk-Tuk was nearest and asked him to take me to the Lake area where most of the backpackers head (according to Lonely Planet). When I got there I checked a couple of places but wasn't too impressed. The area looked a bit too dodgy to be of a night time and the rooms in the Guest Houses were worse than the place I stayed in ...

... br>No styles, except pajamas.<br>No wine. No palm sap hooch.<br>No lighters. No cigarettes.<br>No morning coffee. No afternoon tea.<br>No snacks. No desserts.<br>No breakfast [sometimes no dinner].<br><br>No mercy. No forgiveness.<br>No regret. No remorse.<br>No second chances. No excuses.<br>No complaints. No grievances.<br>No help. No favors.<br>No eyeglasses. No dental treatment.<br>No vaccines. No medicines.<br>No hospitals. No doctors.<br>No disabilities ...

... to stay by the lake in the backpacker area and get a room for 5USD a night between us with a nice' view of the lake. 'Nice' because a local developer has decided to fill in the lake - some of the guesthouse owners reckon they have maybe half a year before goverment troops force them out so he can build condos...<br><br>So we head out, enjoy a few beers, meet a few travellers and then head back and hang our mosquito nets and off to bed..<br>

... sadly, the tiles are looking a little worse for wear. Still, now I can say I've walked on a floor paved with silver!<br><br>The next stop was the National Museum. Not really much else to say about that one, it wasn't exactly enthralling.<br><br>Lunch was a little random. My driver dropped me off at a roadside eatery, aka street cafe, which really is your bread and butter food whilst in Asia. My choices were duck stew, which was literally the whole duck, chopped up, floating around in a ...

... people chatting outside saying "I just don't understand why?" <br>We never understand why do we? Yet these things happen over and over again in all parts of the world.<br>I also chatted with this guy there for a bit, he seemed normal until he mentioned that before he came here he did the tourist "shoot for fun" thing. He paid $15 to shoot a chicken with an AK47.<br>Apparently, you can also blow up a cow with a bazooka for $100. Doesn't that sound like fun!?<br ...

... ouselves to a High Tea at The Haven Tearooms. The food was amazing &amp; they finished off by giving us all a shoulder &amp; arm massage. Didn't need dinner that night!!<br><br> <br><br><br>One day we had off &amp; everyone did their own thing. Most went shopping but I decided to walk down 19 St from 240 St - (expensive ...

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... one you've witnessed the drama. These posts are supposed to be about travel and travel-related subjects, however, so I should stick to them.<br>The mini bus that took me and Johannnes to the main bus station to hop on a Mekong Limousine Tours bus to Phnom Penh was jam-packed as we fell over others' rucksacks as it made the rounds picking up other hostelers that were heading to the same place. Some of ...

... that was exploited to full advantage by the Khmer Rouge, supported by the pro-US Vietnamese. Eventually, with Vietnamese support, Lon Nol was routed in 1973 and by April 17th 1975, Phnom Penh surrendered to the forces of the Khmer Rouge. So began one of the worst episodes in modern history.<br><br>The Khmer Rouge, headed by a mysterious ex-schoolteacher who called himself Pol Pot (real name Saloth Sar) began a brutal social experiment on the on the people of Cambodia, the ...