Countries : 2
Cities : 8
Massages : 4
Time away : 32 days
Books read: 6
After traveling for near two days, a pit stop that was a lot longer than I expected in Bangkok I finally made my way to Cambodia.
For seemingly the first time on the trip I had some feeling of being swindled and semi ill on the way to Siam Reap but eventually my fears were swept aside. At first glance this is a totally different city than you would expect, it seems like there are big things to come from this city, mainly playing host to visitors to Ankor Wat and doing a pretty good job too. However there is a seedy underbelly that is evident too, such as the immediate offering of drugs with pretty much with each step I took, offers of prostitution and then the relatively young age of many walking around and trying to sell things from chilldren who are of ages I have recently been teaching.
Then there's the beauty of Siam Reap with the night markets which are so alluring and the haggling all part of the fun. Even pub street which although westernized did seem to have a charm of its own.
Met two guys, one called Johnny who seems pretty clued up and just generally a decent lad who after just a few hours it seemed like I knew him for weeks. We had earlier talked about why people end up coming to Cambodia to find a girl and unbeknownst to us the gentleman from Austria who was in the same car as us to Siam Reap had just that on his mind. I'll spare you of the details but it's a strange situation to be in talking to this guy and yet not knowing the exact intent of his mindset for his wanting companion. Fingers crossed its just that, just someone to show him around.
After the conversation we went back to the hotel and it was 1.30am, where we saw bin collectors working. Not just ordinary bin collectors though...but children comprising at least 80% of the workforce of no age older than 12.
Already I know there will be a huge mix of emotions during my stay.
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