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Angkor What??

CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 26 February 2008 | Views [548] | Comments [2]

In Cambodia:

- Renting a Motobike and driver for an entire day to usher you around Ankgor Wat ...  $10

- The price of blowing up a bovine with a bazooka or other incarnation of rocket launcher...  $1000*

- The cost of paying of a judge after murdering a Human ...   $5000*

- Having a country for which you once conducted secret bombing raids more universally accepting US Dollars over their native Riel ... [Priceless]

Seriously, it's weird seeing all of these multinational tourist carrying around US greenbacks as currency for transactions in Cambodia.  It's even wierder that I'm the only one of them who is actually attempting to use Riel, and who natively uses dollars.  Actually that's a lie, I natively use credit.

Angkor Wat and the rest of the Angkor site is incredible.  The city of Angkor Thom (in ruins for the past 1000 years) once held over a million people when London was just a sleepy mud hut town.  A really amazing culture which I am not going to elaborate upon because I'm really tired and a little bit drunk.

* The above prose does not in anyway assume or incriminate the writer in any way, shape or form for having performed or enjoyed said activities.

Tags: Sightseeing

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1

yeah right, you're writing said credit card's next add campaign and they're paying you for research. at least enjoy it! good to read about your trip, jon. be well

  kev Mar 3, 2008 4:24 PM

2

Hey Jon,

We're all more "Curious about Cambodia". Want to hear more about your travels if you have a few spare minutes during the exiting adventures. Hope when you get to the beaches they are great!!!

Love,

Mom

  Jo Ann Stern Mar 8, 2008 4:12 AM

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