I want to comment a little bit more on the Cambodia of the Tourist because this statement implies that most of what one sees and experiences is staged pretty much for the tourist's enjoyment, which is true. However, you then do not get any kind of realistic picture of what Cambodia is. The tourist Cambodia, more likely than not, is a lot of fantasy about the past; and very little about today. This fabricating of reality for the tourist goes on in many countries; but for those of us who travel for years at a time, this kind of presentation will not do. I don't want to live in somekind of fantasy about the past in some foreign land; it is more important and a better growth experience, if you are allowed to look at things with your own eyes. So, I must say that I consider myself to be so lucky to be able to visit Cambodia this way. In Asia where it is rather difficult to know what is really going on culturally, experiences like the one that I am having now is really helpful and fulfilling.
I also know that in Thailand, there is not much reading going on; and a whole lot of "full moon parties and laying around on the beach getting a tan but nothing else. I am going to try and find some good books when I am there; I'll just have to wait and see.
This is enough for today.
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