One of my favorite shows, The Amazing Race, rolled through one of my recent travel destinations, Cambodia, on the latest episode.  While its really cool to see such an obscure place on TV that I’ve been to, its more saddening to hear that 2 of the contestants didn’t even know that Cambodia is in Asia, let alone where it actually is located.  The teams visited Siem Reap which is the home to Angkor Wat and also one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in SE Asia.  Maybe its just a bit of sentimental attachment that I have to Cambodia but I’m not sure they showed a good representation of what Cambodia is actually like. 

They showed cars zipping around, gas stations, and a fancy airport rather than a dirt road packed full of mopeds with people or pigs piled on top, street markets and one of the most amazing structures I’ve ever seen.  Phil, the host, described Angkor Wat as the largest religious structures in the world which helps gives the viewer some perspective but I don’t think the footage to accompany the commentary was very flattering.

Ok enough pointless rambling, just had to put my 2 cents in on the topic