Cambodian men hanging out

...While their wives are at work. I took a picture to remind myself of what I don't want.

Take your pick

I'll take both of them!

Cheaper to kill someone than let them live

According to Cambodian law, if you happen to run someone over on your motorbike or with your car, but the person doesn't die, you are obligated to financially support this person for the rest of their life. However, if the person dies, you just have to pay the government $3000 USD and then you're off the hook. To put it simply, it's much cheaper to pay for a dead person than to support a live person. Unfortunately, some people, if they run someone over and the victim's still alive, they will keep running over the person to make sure they die.
Yikes.

I stopped for soft drinks and some snakes

Cambodian specialty: stinky fish

Fish is fermented until worms grow, then the fish is put out in the sun so the worms leave the carcass. Afterwards, the fish is cleaned and stewed with several ingredients. It's quite stinky but is also quite tasty with lettuce or rice. A nice mix of spicy and salty.

Trick or treat everday in Cambodia

If I had done my homework ahead of time I would've known that local kids love candy, because there really is no candy to buy in Cambodia. Come to think of it, it was hard to find sweets anywhere. I was only able to buy ice cream at the hotel. So for future travelers, bring lots of candy. Thankfully I received this tip from my Cambodian friend Lavie and was glad I bought some candy in Vietnam.

Addendum to how much people make in Cambodia

I'm kind of blown away by the numbers. The average monthly income is a little bit over $100 USD. Cost of a motorbike is around $150. Cost of gas per month $20. Cost of electricity per month (given you use your AC 2-3 hours per day) is $80! Rent averages around $70/month. No wonder most don't have AC and live at home with their family.