Back in the Capital

Trip Start Jun 01, 2008
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Trip End Aug 27, 2008


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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Hi All,

we are now back in Phnom Penh.  We woke up this morning and it was pouring again in Sihanoukville so once again not much beach time so we decided to head back to the capital to break the long trip to vietnam in half.  Only 6 hours tomorrow instead of 11h!! 

Also Sean is feeling better :)!

A few facts about Cambodia before leaving this country:

The official currency here is teh Riel, however they use US dollars everywhere.  In fact, when you go to the atm, you only have the option to take out american $.  They give you the small change in Riel.

Teh pace of life is really slow and people spend a lot of their time just lying around or sitting waiting for something!?

Very dirty in industrial parts of town.  They use plastic bags for EVERYTHING even water and juice (not for tourists) so those plastic bags are all over the city on the ground.

That is it for today and more news from the next country.
Erica
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buzzoff2
buzzoff2 on Jun 10, 2008 at 06:25PM

Salut de NY!
Hey sis! C'est moi, buzzoff2! Pas mal cool toutes vos excursions. Vous etes pas mal chanceux de faire un pareil voyage. Je vous envie bien, assise dans mon maudit cubile a longueur de journee en plein ete.
Oh well... Quand j'irai enfin visiter l'Asie du SE, j'aurai tout plein de suggestions de votre part!
Profitez-en au max... et prenez plein de photos. J'ai hate de voir de quoi ca a l'air dans ces pays lointains.
A+
Sarah xxxx

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