Cambodia is a country on the rebound.

After being plundered for centuries by its neighbors and colonial rulers,

Cambodia became the infamous killing fields of its brutal dictator Pol Pot.

Finally, things are starting to look up.

Hi, I'm Rick Steves. Tourism is becoming a major force in Cambodia.

Its magnificent temple of Ancor Wad is among the world's most impressive sites.

To learn more about the must-sees and the coast. Corwad is among the world's most impressive sites.

To learn more about the must-sees and the cautions of a trip to Cambodia, we've caught up with

lonely planets Andrew Burke.

Andrew joins us shortly to take your calls and give us a traveler's update on Cambodia.

We'll open today's show with a visit from my friend Don George.

Don shares some tips on the craft of travel writing and his perspective on respectful and thoughtful travel.

And later we'll hear what one of our listeners wrote about their home in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

as they take a crack at being a travel writer too.

There's plenty of travel fun coming up in the hour ahead on Travel with

Rick Steeves. Thanks for joining us.

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It's another busy hour ahead as we travel to Southeast Asia on today's travel with Rick

Steve's. We're getting an update on tourism in Cambodia from Lonely Planets Andrew Burke.

We'll catch up with Andrew from a village in Laos where he's researching his guidebook to Southeast Asia.

And my friend Don George stops by to take your calls and talk about the craft of travel

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