Water Water Everywhere
They say the rainy season has come early to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. A couple nights ago I experienced that first hand while catching a ride through town. At first we ran into a massive traffic jam and couldn't figure out why. Eventually we creeped along until we could see the problem... flooded streets in every direction. The depth looked like almost knee level in some places. I could feel and hear the water slapping against the car body directly under my seat in the back of the small, low-riding subcompact car. It sounded like water lapping at the hull of a boat. Phnom Penh's traffic is chock-a-block full of motorbikes that weave all over the lanes and swarm up and down the boulevards. In the evenings it looks more like people riding just to be riding around, not really going anywhere in particular. Its common to see three or four people on one bike, including children. Safety is not the utmost concern, so not many helmets are worn. But no one is really ...