Sunday, September 18, 2005

This is a photo of James' hat. One of the most fun forms of transport in Siem Reap is by tuk-tuk, or basically a bench-wagon structure fastened to the back of a motorcycle. I didn't adjust the focus here to get the street, but did get a shot of James here. When you hire a ride, the driver will drop you off at the temple gates, and pull over into a food and souvenir stall area, and wait for you......however long it takes. I tried to tell him that he could go and I could find a ride when I was ready, but apparently this is not how it goes at Ankor. Your driver is yours for the day, however long you want to make it. Going rate is about $12 US for a day. Interestingly, the currency of choice is the US dollar everywhere in Siem Reap. It would be an interesting research topic to investigate the impact on the US dollar and US fiscal policy considering the various countries that use it as their defacto national currency as well.  Posted by Picasa

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