tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982248223705694147.post3351683221974831674..comments2023-06-24T16:03:11.387+05:30Comments on Not Too Random: Memories of AngkorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982248223705694147.post-53955535958362716482010-11-03T23:36:30.334+05:302010-11-03T23:36:30.334+05:30@Mee: I know exactly what you mean; which is why I...@Mee: I know exactly what you mean; which is why I talked about Siem Reap breathing tourism... did not come across any of the spa experiences you mention in the hotel i was at.<br /><br />Of course, those who encourage these 'experiences' will saw that it's what keeps people from starvation, but that's not an easy one to buy. The cliche about tourism cutting both ways is so true. <br /><br />What's happening to Goa seems to be really sad, isn't it.Sankar Radhakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10383822121715414440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-982248223705694147.post-57926168874604868162010-11-03T15:01:48.751+05:302010-11-03T15:01:48.751+05:30Siem Reap to me was about pawning heritage for dol...Siem Reap to me was about pawning heritage for dollars> Honestly! The foreigners throng the country for sex trade with young kids! The locals have become slaves to the might of the dollar there. The food, stay, tourism is all tailored for the european palette. <br /><br />I am not against tourism- but I am indeed against mindless selling of one;s soul! And Siem Reap has indeed sold its soul completely!<br /><br />Tens and hundreds of resorts on that one single road _ barring a rich country or two, where do you see so many hotels and resorts on one road?!? And are they all full capacity- nope! So all this in a hunger to sell ones soul again!<br /><br />I stayed in a beautiful french hotel-no complaints whatsoever abt the stay! When I checked their spa menu- there were 2 things that stood out and affected me negatively a) massage by a blind person b)massage by "gentle hands of kids" - I mean Whoa! cmon!!<br /><br />The foreigners indeed have taken over this land- every square cm you see more foreigners than the local Cambodian! BTW I feel equally strongly about Goa in this context!<br /><br />And finally some things India must learn from history- if the mighty Khmer empire crumbled overnight due to combination of changes in the weather patterns leading to droughts and floods, a falling water table, epidemics etc - India gotta watch out!Meehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286610719358841350noreply@blogger.com