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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Dec 7 2006, 08:20 PM

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Cambodia is very liberal in their attitude towards drugs, which is why Phnom Penh is sort of like the Amsterdam of South-East Asia. While in Phnom Penh, we stayed at a guesthouse in the shabby backpacker-hippie ghetto near Boeung Kak lake. The Boeung Kak hippies have a good taste for music, which was very much appreciated. It was good fun, and we didn't get much sleep here.

Phnom Penh itself is rather run-down, except for the royal palace complex, which is maintained to a high standard, in stark contrast to the rest of the city. Among other buildings, the palace grounds are home to the famous silver pagoda and a French-style mansion built by Napoleon III.

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	22. Idle running Dec 25 2006, 01:31 PMChu Lin, Vietnam4 photos On our last day in Sapa we were numb and lifeless, idly waiting for the night train to take us back to Hanoi for a final day of shopping, writing postcards, and pondering about what has passed in the last 27 days. Our trip was almost over, but not quite yet. In short...

	21. Karaoke night Dec 25 2006, 03:22 AMLo Sui Tong, Vietnam2 photos On Christmas Eve, we celebrated our victory over the mountain in a karaoke bar in Sapa. Over a couple of bottles of Hanoi vodka, our mood got progressively lighter, while our singing got progressively worse. At 2:00 AM, after scaring away the other customers with our take of "Hotel...

	20. The roof of Indochina Dec 24 2006, 02:30 PMSan Sa Ho, Vietnam5 photos The second day proved much more difficult. We started early and made the steep ascent to the peak in just over four hours. The descent was a long, up and down struggle, covering a considerable distance back to the road. We were picked up by an old Russian army jeep and arrived back at the Sapa...

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