Next Stop: Northern Cambodia

We spent the last few days traveling through the Northern part of Cambodia – people there are very poor but extremely friendly – and there are almost no other tourists in those areas.

This is what the roads look like.

We can see demining activities going on in many places – as some of those areas have been heavily mined during the Khmer Rouge period.

Six people on one motorbike is a common sight.

A very big difference to Europe or the US is that most aspects of daily life happen right outside the house – for everybody to see – such as cooking, sleeping, eating, washing up etc…

… and everywhere you see kids riding adult bikes whose pedals they can barely reach –  wearing adult shirts and shoes that are way too big…

… but even in the pouring rain we are greeted with big smiles everywhere we go…


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