Cambodia: Respecting Local Culture

Posted 20 July 2006 5:06 GMT

Countries	Cambodia
Topics	Arts & Culture, Travel, Ethnicity & Race

Cambodia

Pisey at Cambodia Blog is urging the readers to explore the North East of Cambodia. “I would recommend you to come here if you are looking for a fantastic place for your tour. There a lot of places to discover: numbers of waterfall not just one, lakes, spending time in indigenous village if you want to study about them, walking in the forest…etc. ” The blogger also reminds the would be visitors to respect the culture of the local people one of which is “just drink at least a little bit of wine if they ask you to drink.”

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