Cambodia pt. 2: Pigeons and Prisons in Phnom Penh

Hello, xin chào, and ជំរាបសួរ (chom reap suor) ! After Kampot, I headed to Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh. Based on what I had heard and read about the city before, I wasn't expecting too much, but I really enjoyed it! Its beautiful architecture reminded me of Thailand, but it also had the chaotic, anything-goes energy of Vietnam. The Royal Palace and Phnom Penh skyline from the roof of my hostel. Anyways, picking up where I left off , I caught an 8:30am bus from Kampot to Phnom Penh. Though the bus itself was relatively spacious and comfortable, it ended up being quite possibly the worst bus ride I've ever been on. And that's saying something . Long stretches of road were unbelievably bumpy, and a construction boom meant traffic jams in the middle of nowhere. The roughly 100-mile journey took 4.5 hours—meaning an average speed of 22 mph. The last 10 miles of the trip took a full hour. As I mentioned before, Cambodia's infrastructure is far from adeq...