First Days in Cambodia

Cambodia so far is a hard place to love. Granted we have only seen Siem Reap and Poipet, but the begging by children and adults alike is incessant. Everywhere you turn a child is trying to sell you postcards and coconut shell bracelets, toddlers are begging for food, and women extend their hands with eyes of despair. It is hard to constantly say no without feeling utterly selfish.

Angkor Wat was beautiful, although after a few hours, many of the temples began to lose their uniqueness, each temple looking more and more like the last. The hordes of tourists was overwhelming. No where have I witnessed tourist attractions that overflow with tourists as I have in Thailand and Cambodia. Sometimes I feel there is no escaping the inappropriately dressed, photo snapping swarms of tourists.