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Cycling around Phnom Penh, in Mondulkiri, along the Mekong Discovery Trail
between Kratie and Stung Treng, and around the temples of Angkor
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Adventurous dirt biking all over the country (for those with some experience)
BOOKS
A whole bookcase-worth of volumes examines Cambodia's recent history, including the
French colonial period, the spillover of the war in Vietnam into Cambodia, the Khmer
Rouge years and the wild 1990s. The best include:
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A Dragon Apparent
by Norman Lewis (1951) Classic account of the author's 1950
travels in Indochina.
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First They Killed My Father
by Loung Ung (2001) A personal memoir of Democratic
Kampuchea. One of the best of many survivor accounts.
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Cambodia's Curse
by Joel Brinkley (2011) Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist pulls no
punches in his criticism of the government and donors alike.
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Golden Bones
by Sichan Siv (2010) Describes the author's remarkable story from Cam-
bodian refugee in New York to US ambassador to the UN.
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River of Time
by John Swain (1995) Takes readers back to old Indochina, lost to the
madness of war.
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
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A 'reasonable amount' of duty-free items is allowed into the country.
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Alcohol and cigarettes are on sale at well-below duty-free prices on the streets of Ph-
nom Penh.
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It is illegal to take antiquities out of the country.
ELECTRICITY
The usual voltage is 220V, 50 cycles, but power surges and power cuts are common, par-
ticularly in the provinces. Electrical sockets are usually two-prong, mostly flat but some-
times round pin.
EMBASSIES & CONSULATES
Some of the embassies located in Phnom Penh:
Australian Embassy
( 023-213413; 16 National Assembly St, Phnom Penh)
German Embassy
( 023-216381; 76-78 St 214, Phnom Penh)
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