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Daylight robbery at Laos Cambodian border: not worth the fighting

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Daylight robbery at Laos Cambodian border: not worth the fighting I have crossed several borders overland in recent years, and even now there is a strange sense of excitement and apprehension as I approach the border guards. They have it in their power to make life very difficult for someone, and it is always my hope that that someone will not be me that day. We approached the Cambodian border with southern Laos at around 2pm on a hot December afternoon. There was no-one in sight, and as the Lao driver who had brought us on the final stretch of road to the border waved us off, we walked to the Lao departure point, an old wooden hut holding the final Lao flag that we would see on our trip. One dollar the surly official said, and then added two people, two dollar. I had read about these processing fees and was not too surprised, but wanted to query him further. I got an irritated stare when I asked him what the dollar was for, and following a subtle kick from my wife Sam under the...

Northern Cambodia: River dolphins, pyjama people and the karaoke bus

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Northern Cambodia: River dolphins, pyjama people and the karaoke bus I wish wed had more time to spend in Cambodia. The little we saw of it was captivating, and the warmth of the people along with the delicious Khmer cuisine meant that we were sorry to leave when we did. I am grateful at least that we did get to see a little of the north of the country, through our decision to take the road trip from the Lao border to Phnom Penh. The road itself is decent, and our speed varied between 80 km/h in a car to a very scary 130km/hr in a big passenger bus. The road passes through many neglected overgrown fields, and at closer inspection its easy to see why they are derelict. Signs by the roadside warn passers by not to enter the fields due to the mortal danger of landmines. Yet another stark reminder of the tragic legacy this part of the world still suffers. Stung Treng Our first overnight stop was Stung Treng, a small sleepy town on the banks of the Mekong. We arrived in late af...

#The world's famous fish gardens

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Fish gardens are a means of discovering different sea creatures, attracting both young and old people during journeys, especially in the following tourist addresses: | " Akwariom South Carolina ": not just a garden sheltering aquatic creatures, it is home to more than ten thousand species of aquatic flora and fauna, including a fox North America and the sea turtle are huge head, alligator, Blue Heron, album, Mare, Jellyfish, snake and shark. The dock in the American city of Charleston accommodates 1.460.000 liters of water. It allows tourists to touch animals inside it. "Akwariom South Carolina" receives visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., for US $25 for adults and US $18 for young people, aged 3 to 12 years. | " Georgia Akwariom ": Located in the American "Atlanta", the largest in the Western Hemisphere, and the second in the world after the Singapore Marine Life Park. Over 100,000 aquatic animals are housed from more than 5,000 ...

#Miri City in Saroak

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Dinah Miri is one of the most beautiful and most important tourist attractions in the state of Malaysia as it is also the famous and distinctive city in the city Sarawak is considered to be the largest in the Malaysian state, where it is located in the northeast of the state of Malaysia and is located on the tourist island of Borino, the city of Kotshing is the official capital of Sarawak's important tourist state And there's this city in the northwest area of Borino Island. It is also one of the most famous cities in Sarawak, the city of Miri, Cebu City and the city of Pinto Lu, and it is also noticeable that this mandate is constantly increasing in terms of the number tourists, according to statistics, the number of tourists visiting the state of Sarawak has reached about four million in the state, and that was in 2012 A.D. either the next year we may find It has increased the number of tourists, which may have reached about six million tourists in Sarawak, and one of the mo...