The mainland Chinese have come to Cambodia masquerading as tourists. You can spot them a kilometre away. The women wear garish coloured Western clothing in styles from the 70s and hats with brims like boat paddles. The men come dressed in everything from Tilley-like adventure gear, to women's elephant pants from Thailand, to matching pyjama tops and bottoms with Disneyish cartoon characters imprinted on them. In Siem Reap, the base camp town for touring An...

Siem Reap, Cambodia is the base town for visiting the temples of Angkor Wat. There are no stop signs in Siem Reap. Cars, motorcycles and bicycles sometimes race down the right hand side of the road, sometimes down the left. My first thought was that maybe they have a signless four-way stop rule in effect at all intersections. That's not it either. It's more like the chicken rule - he who stops or cowers loses while the vehicle that goes on through wins. O...