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PARADISE LOST? CHINA ALTERS CAMBODIA’S COASTAL VIBE

The Cambodian coastline is only 275 miles long, extending from the mangrove marshes of Koh Kong to the seaside community of Kep, famous for its crab market. At the heart of the Cambodian coast is Sihanoukville, the country’s second largest city and the primary hub for coastal tourism. Twenty years ago, Sihanoukville was a sleepy beach town with less than 90,000 residents. Then the Chinese arrived and began investing over $1 billion annually in property development. Today, the city has more than 60 massive casino hotels along with a hundred smaller gambling venues and Mandarin is replacing Khmer and…

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HOW TO WIN AT TRAVEL

Publisher Avid Reader Press | Author Brian Kelly | Reviewed by Nancy Wigston

Once upon a time, Brian Kelly’s father handed his tech-obsessed son control over the many points he’d accumulated while traveling to California working for a healthcare startup. He thought his family of six might use the air miles to vacation in Florida. Instead, all six enjoyed eight nights at a vacation rental in the Cayman Islands. When Brian and his mother arrived to join the others his father was waiting at the airport, beaming with joy. And why not? Brian had created a wonderful family vacation. And he was twelve years old. How to Win at Travel aims to share what Kelly’s learned about travel’s “lucrative ecosystem.” Alert flexibility, he admonishes, is key to flying first class, avoiding long airport lines and enjoying perks like lounge access-with free food, drink, and helpful, knowledgeable staff. Once these benefits were restricted to the wealthy. Today, they are within reach of any frequent traveler clever enough to play and win the game. Read More