Whilst I was visiting Cambodia in the beginning of 2011, I had the chance to visit the Angkor Wat Temples. I had rented an old bicycle for 1USD per day. Let’s just say I got what I paid for and by the end of my trip I my buttocks were aching like there was no tomorrow. I bought a 3-day pass to see the Temples, the first day I was accompanied by some friends that I was doing some aid work with and the remaining 2 days I was pretty much on my own. Because the Temples were a tourist attraction, needless to say there were numerous side shops that were selling similar items (all probably organised by a monopoly). I had stopped for lunch at one of the Temples and (of course) I was touted by a girl to buy some items from her nearby shop… Continue reading
Cambodia revisited – Nurture vs. Nature.
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