$290

We explored Phnom Penh today. The way to get around here is by Tuc Tuc, which is a moped with a carriage attached to it that can very slowly carry up to 4 passengers. So my father and I took one of these to the Russian Market, a typical very basic bazar...similar to what you can find in other developing countries of the world. A mix of raw meat hanging from hooks, dried fish, little shops filled with all sorts of spare parts for mopeds, tourist t-shirt shops and buddhist paraphernalia. Counter to our expectations of a total tourist trap, this market was authentic and also a place where local Cambodians went to buy groceries and the occasional Moped cylinder block. When we exited the market, we instantly got approached by numerous Tuc Tuc drivers who wanted to take us somewhere. We discussed for a few minutes what our next adventure should be and decided that we'd like to get back to the hotel. So we agreed to one of the Tuc Tuc drivers to take us. But he was second in line to some older guy who had been ahead of him and proceeded to rip the guy's key out of the ignition. They got into a major argument...we had to switch to the other Tuc Tuc...the old guy drove us for 15 minutes and then stopped and turned around to communicate to us that he had no idea where the hotel is. Anway...the point for me was: the Tuc Tuc ride was $3, and we didn't even bargain. It was a 20 minute ride. Right afterwards in the hotel I had to pay $30 to get our internet activated for another day. That made me think...one day of internet, that's 10 Tuc Tuc rides for the guy...

1 Tuc Tuc ride, 20 miuntes: $3

2 T-shirts at Russian Market: $5

1 Day of internet access at our hotel: $30

1 Year's average income per capita in Cambodia: $290

1 Night at our hotel: $400