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Country Roads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My goodness how time flies.\u00a0 I remember how nervous I was when I cycled out of Singapore some five-and-a-half months ago.\u00a0 Only 2 countries to go now.\u00a0 \u00a0After crossing the border from Laos into Cambodia, I cycled to Stung Treng on the worst road ever.\u00a0 \u00a0It was nothing but mud and potholes and it took ages to navigate my way through.\u00a0 But since then, the roads have been in good condition and I’ve enjoyed the rides immensely – even when I took a wrong turn and rode 60 kms further than I had planned in the day – but that’s another story.\u00a0 From Stung Treng through Siem Reap to Svay Rieng it was beautiful.\u00a0 The roads were almost rural and I cycled through lovely green countryside, rice paddies and sugar cane plantations.\u00a0 I was fascinated by the rice processing that was underway in all the villages.\u00a0 These are my favourite cycling days.<\/em>\u00a0 After leaving Svay Rieng I thought I had cycled into a parallel dimension – suddenly it was built up, commercialised, industrialised and the traffic density trebled.\u00a0 On days like these I just put my head down and\u00a0 count the kilometres to my destination.\u00a0 I was pleased when I cycled over the bridge into Phnom Penh.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rice Milling<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The rice harvest is is full swing.\u00a0 Many people buy rice by the ton and then process it themselves.\u00a0 First you have to spread it out to dry, so the sides of the road are covered in mats and netting with rice drying in the sun.\u00a0 No space to dry your rice?\u00a0 No worries – use the shoulder of the road.\u00a0 I cycled around this but judging by the tyre tracks in the rice, not every scooter driver does!<\/p>\n\n\n\n