Sueydongkorn, Cambodia

... my breath please or we could have a small fireball issue on our hands people).  The land border crossing from Thailand to Cambodia is renowned in all the guides for tourists being ripped off and it certainly lived up to it's name.  The general ...

... drivers, beggars and children accosting you. You get used to it but it is hard. The beggars are the most difficult part. Cambodia has absolutely no social assistance program, it is not like beggars at home who need money for their habit, these people for ...

... On the way back to the bus, we shoo away our unwelcomed entourage and squeeze through a narrow sidewalk lined with Cambodia's finest delicacies.  Oh yes, creepy crawlies - prepared to your liking - fried, honey-glazed or straight up!  ...

... were out of school and forced to beg or why there were so many landmines littered throughout the country. While in Cambodia, I purchased a book called "First They Killed My Father," a personal account of a young girl that survived the Khmer Rouge's ...