Peaceful on the surface...
A view of Boeng Kak Lake from our guesthouse balcony, outside roaring, mad Phnom Penh traffic.
Cambodia's economic progress suggests a country heading in the right direction. But corruption is equally flourishing, threatening the peace, like a latent fever. While having beers on Phnom Penh's elegant Mekong riverfront, a resident friend of ours remarked: "In Cambodia it can happen any time. I don't know what it is, but it can happen anytime."