Clockwork Radio |
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| Anthony and Helen Pearson, Cumbria, 24 May 2007 |
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My daughter bought me a clockwork radio for Christmas a couple of years ago. I never used it, being addicted to my tiny short wave radio, which enables to access the BBC World Service. I took the clockwork radio with me to Cambodia in February 2007. Each evening from our hotel in Phnom Penh, we saw two ladies go down to the river to bathe. They submerged themselves up to their necks and removed their clothing to wash, before redressing and climbing out onto the river bank to dry. My wife and I reasoned that they only had one change of clothes.
We went down to the riverside, and with the help of a passing English speaking Cambodian, gave the ladies the clockwork radio. They looked astonished.
Two nights later we were walking along the river bank and saw a group of people huddled in a circle, our two ladies were among them. There, in the centre of the circle was the clockwork radio playing Cambodian music. We didn't disturb them, just walked on past, but feeling rather a nice glow inside.
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Anthony's Feedback on e-Visa
We loved e-visa, we found it slick and easy to use. No worry, or expense of sending off your passports and hoping they arrive. No hanging about in a foreign airport queuing, when you would much rather be starting your adventure. I would love other countries to follow Cambodia's lead
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