We're now traveling through Cambodia and although the country is as I expected, I was quite taken back on my arrival to the capital Phnom Penh.
We came by ferry from Vietnam and as expected, were met by a barrage of tuk-tuk drivers vying for our business.
What I didn't expect and was astonished to see was a classic red ferrari sitting right outside the pier!
I had been reading in my guidebook about the poverty of this country and was expecting little motorbikes whizzing around chaotically like in Vietnam. However, the reality seemed to be different with Toyota and Lexus cars and SUVs everywhere! To top things off - I even saw a good ole American RAM 450 (the truck/ute with 6 wheels) and a Hummer!
Weird!
There is an old Chinese saying "traveling a thousand miles is more eye-opening than reading a thousand books" :-)
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