Category: Travel
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Cambodia: the half-way point
We reached our 9-month mark here in Cambodia, with 9 months to go. Have we done half of what we are here to do? Good question. The weather has changed in the past few weeks. We have exited the hot/dry season and are entering the wet season. We have some really awesome cloud formations and…
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Rolling Retail in Cambodia
Throughout Phnom Penh and other cities in Cambodia, we see lots of family businesses built on wheels. There are food carts that set up in a convenient spot for motos to pull over and grab a meal, handcarts that move through neighborhoods with loudspeakers blaring recorded messages calling out their food for sale, and roving…
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Motos, Motos and more Motos
We spend a lot of time driving around Phnom Penh. It’s a unique experience. Motos (scooters and a few actual motorcycles) dominate the flow of traffic. They are used to transport people (often two or three, and sometimes up to a family of 6), and the owners have figured out ways to carry seemingly impossible…