Travelogue - Siem Reap
"No Country for Our People" - lamented the guide as he took our boat towards the floating villages in Lake Tonle Sap. It was a bit weird. As we saw the networked array of boats converted into houses, shops, hospitals and even an orphanage, many questions came into our minds about the background behind this community living in the largest lake in Cambodia. Floating Village - Orphanage, Lake Tonle Sap The origins of this floating village date back to the Khmer Rouge times when ethnic Vietnamese in Cambodia where pushed out . Post Pol Pot's regime , when they tried to return to Cambodia, they did not have any proof of identity or land ownership because of which they ended up settling in boats in Lake Tonle Sap. Gradually this settlement grew large and now they survive on tourism and humanitarian aids Floating Village - Market, Lake Tonle Sap Cambodia is a fascinating land in many aspects for a traveller. For a country having a very low unemployment r...