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The roads in Cambodia are vicious, angry slabs of asphalt filled with potholes that would qualify as valleys in some countries. Fortunately, I had it made traveling from Sihanoukville to Phnom Penh. Or so I thought. Related Article Tags: , , , , , Cambodia is a land on the mend. From 1977 through 1980, the Khmer Rouge ruled the country, fanatics bent on genocide. Millions were killed and the period was put to film in the movie, "The Killing Fields." Fortunately, those days are over and the country is becoming a tourist destination. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , Cambodia has seen far more than its fair share of tragedy and misery. The blind masseuses offer a glimpse of the true Cambodian heart and will to carry on. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , Sihanoukville is a sleepy beach town in Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand. In December, the beach is a great place to watch Mother Nature do her thing in spectacular fashion. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , A guide to working in the stunning and fascinating nation of Cambodia. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , Getting married should be the single most amazing event in your life. Following it up with a trip to Indochina can cap of the event with a honeymoon you will never, ever forget. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , , , , Most travel stories are of the happy-go-lucky variety. Every once in a while, however, one visits a place that evidences the vicious, dark side of mankind. Khmer Rouge Prison 21, known as Tuol Seng, is one such place. It is a stark reminder of the cruelties humanity can visit upon itself. Related Article Tags: , , , , , The returns on international mutual funds have far out-paced those earned by U.S. funds for the last several years. As a result, there has been a deluge of money flooding into these funds. Is this the 1999 Tech Bubble all over again? Read on to find out. Related Article Tags: , , , We've all heard about the amazing growth taking place in developing countries and how the global economy will never be the same again. But countries like China, India and Vietnam seem so far away. It can be hard to understand how those marketplaces can affect the individual investor here in the U.S.A. After my recent trip to Cambodia, I'm here to tell you that emerging markets aren't some short-lived fad. We've only begun to see the impact they will have in the financial markets. Related Article Tags: , , , , , , ,
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