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All aboard the Bamboo Train: A Cambodian Commute

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While we might rely on passenger trains to get us to work everyday, in Cambodia people are lucky to see just four trains in service per month– that is if they don’t get derailed or break down (a common occurrence). The busted trains tend to travel at walking pace and the railways constructed during the French [...]

Ruins of a French Colonial Ghost Town

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The luxury French resort of a different variety … Photo source: Flick User An Agent   Like a giant tombstone at the top of a hill prevailing over the dense tropical Cambodian jungle, here lies the remains of French colonial history. Yet another testimony to Europe’s once sinister use of imperialist power, Bokor Hill Station [...]



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