A new way to travel like a local, or at least experience local life.
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In 2016, when I was living that expat life in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, I met Gevorg Babayan, an Armenian man working in the tourism industry. He was managing hostels and running tours of Cambodia at the time. That was before Prime Minister Hun Sen cracked down on the free media and international organizations. Phnom Penh was an international city that attracted all kinds of people, from do-gooders documenting the history of the Khmer Rouge genocide or working on development projects to unsavory old Australian sex tourists to reporters like me, out looking for an interesting story.
A new way to travel like a local, or at least experience local life.
A new way to travel like a local, or at least…
A new way to travel like a local, or at least experience local life.
In 2016, when I was living that expat life in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, I met Gevorg Babayan, an Armenian man working in the tourism industry. He was managing hostels and running tours of Cambodia at the time. That was before Prime Minister Hun Sen cracked down on the free media and international organizations. Phnom Penh was an international city that attracted all kinds of people, from do-gooders documenting the history of the Khmer Rouge genocide or working on development projects to unsavory old Australian sex tourists to reporters like me, out looking for an interesting story.