Friday, January 15, 2010

What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen or experienced traveling?

13 Jan 2010
Excerpt from NileGuide 5 with Benji Lanyado
By NileGuide


In Cambodia, a friend of mine was held back at a police checkpoint an hour outside of Siem Reap. A while later we saw a Cambodian man emerge from the hut dressed only in a vest and underpants, and holding a gun. He swiftly turned and ran into the jungle before disappearing through the undergrowth. My friend emerged and said we had to leave immediately. In his bag he had an entire Cambodian policeman’s uniform, complete with badge and holster. He had bought the lot for $40.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

so ashamed to be khmer...

The villager said...

It is just a tell-tale , there is no proof of the real event.

Anonymous said...

nothing strange u just freaky yourself. so many tourists in siem riep, noone gonna missed it if it's really happen. just don't look down cambodia with your freaky story asshole,

Anonymous said...

Everywhere, courts jail thieves.
In Cambodia, courts jail victims and please thieves.
Everywhere, thieves are in jails.
In Cambodia, thieves govern.

Anonymous said...

Taksin is criminal Thai.
Hun Sen hires Taksin.
You saw something like that somewhere else ?

Anonymous said...

i'm sure we are have strange encounters anywhere all over the world, really. so, for once, stop picking and being bias toward cambodia too much, ok! please get educated about cambodia. of course, cambodia is a different country, unique, that is, really! get use to it, ok. we are in cambodia, may i remind you.

Anonymous said...

what are you expect? please get educated already.

Anonymous said...

hEY HE JUST NEEDED THE $40!

Unknown said...

I just have a similar experience in Manila Airport. A police man sold me all his badges from his uniform for SING $ 20.00.If I don't buy , he he take me for questioning.
After I went to the Airline office to complain and I get the answer ,
that's police we can't help you.
A.P.G. Germany