Back in Phnom Penh, I am staying in the backpacker ghetto at Lake Boeng Kak. I found a brilliant little guesthouse that has private rooms for $3 a night. When I arrived, I asked if there were rooms that included a shower and toilet and was told that those are 2000 Riel more...or 50 American cents. "I'll take it".... I decided to splurge. The place sits right over the lake and I think it's about to fall in and sink. The wood plank floor creaks and flexes terribly,...

After visiting the south, I came back to Phnom Penh to return my motorbike...only to rent a better one. My new bike sits higher and has a more padded seat which means it's ten times more comfortable....plus it's just plain cool. So off I went again, this time heading up north. I am now officially in my own fantasy world of playing National Geographic photographer as I seek out Cambodia's most elusive photographic opportunities. Thanks to the motorcycle, I am see...

Continuing my motorbike exploration of southern Cambodia, I headed over to Kampot, a former Khmer Rouge stronghold and a place still catching on to tourism. The 100 km (60 miles or so) trip over here from Sihanoukville was pretty cool and I took what I thought were some good photos of some of the fishing villages and the way of life around here. Another thing I've realized about Cambodia....if it has wheels, it can be overloaded. You should see what people can tr...

Like Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in the 1969 film Easy Rider, I decided that I too shall wander about by motorcycle. Except I'll be doing it in Cambodia and my trip won't be financed by a cocaine sale. Now the first thing you learn when you need to drive in the crazy city traffic of Phnom Penh is that the rules are more or less what you want them to be. I'm quite sure that Buddha has influenced this behavior so I decided to research and publish the Cambodian...

Here's a depressing one folks. Unfortunately, a visit to Phnom Penh is not complete without a visit to The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek and the Tuol Sleng Prison, more commonly known as S-21. From 1975 until January 1979, under the leadership of Pol Pot , the ultra-communist Khmer Rouge (Red Khmer) regime controlled all of Cambodia. They systematically killed thousands and millions more perished due to famine and disease. Prior to 1975, Choeung Ek was an orchard ...