There's a big lake in the middle of Cambodia called Tonle Sap. It runs north-south between Siem Reap and the capital, Pnom Penh. We decided to take a boat rather than travel overland by bus along Cambodia's notoriously bad roads. This proved to be quite an adventure since the river was too low to carry the boat the entire distance. So our boat trip quickly became a truck-little boat-bigger boat-bus trip. Amusingly, our "ticket" pictured what appeared to be a sleek cruise liner with tinted windows, indicating only the finest ammenities (hot tubs and champaigne served in crystal flutes no doubt). When we pulled up to the actual ship, I heard a fellow traveller mutter, "Well..... It's white," pointing out the blaring inconsistency. We had to laugh.
In the end it took far longer than we anticipated (9 hours as opposed to 6), but provided a unique glimpse into the lives of the people inhabiting floating villages along the lake.
