Cambodia Part I (Phnom Penh)

(Written by Adam)

We've decided we have the best jobs in the world. Not only are they immensely rewarding, they also give us ample time to travel. We decided to head to Camodia for our two week Christmas holiday. After two short flights from Macau, we arrived in Phnom Pehm and were greeted by Heather's sister Tiffany. For those of you that don't know, Tiffany has been traveling for a year in Asia and is sort of a nomad, but think of a super cool traveling nomad. Jealous...yes me too! So together we grabbed a Tuk Tuk and headed to our hotel.

Our guesthouse was attached to a school and all the proceeds went to supporting the students.  Cambodia's tragic history is quite recent, the country experienced one of the worst genocides in history. One out of every four people were killed during the late 1970's by the Khmer Rouge. However, although this country has a tragic past, the people have put it behind them and truly embrace the spirit of resilience. In fact, in all of our travels, Cambodian's are perhaps some of the friendliest and hospitable people we have ever met. One of our main purposes of going to the capital of Cambodia was to see the killing fields and S-21, two places where some of these horrible events took place. This was a sad and depressing day, but one that everyone should should experience when visiting Cambodia in order to have a better understanding of its people. 

The next day was much lighter. We spent time exploring the hustle and bustle of the city, we ate great food, and explored the Russian market. Tiffany has turned into quite the Durian connoisseur and picked a good one for us to try. This was the first one we have tried that didn't taste like rotten onions and was actually very good!

Adam even got a street haircut for $2 and it holds the new record for fastest haircut at 2 minutes. Not bad!

Also interesting: Cambodia uses the American dollar and everything was super cheap. Draft beer 50 cents. Cocktails $1.50. Food $2-3. Tuk Tuk across town $2. Hotel $15-$25. What a deal! This is part one of three blogs so stay tuned, more to follow.