Chelsea at Wanderlust and Wanderlost reflected on her visit to Cambodia. In this post, it’s all about why Cambodia is the most frustrating country the traveler has visited.

1. Corruption: Cambodia is one of the worlds most corrupt countries. In a study done by Transparency International, Cambodia was given a rating of 2, 10 meaning not corrupt, zero meaning totally corrupt. There were only 13 countries that received worse scores…

2. Scams/Getting Ripped off: People are always trying to make money any way that they can, and a lot of them resort to scamming tourists to get it. In places like Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, Westerners are viewed more as walking ATMs…

3. Children: Children are recruited early to start selling (although begging is a more accurate term) to the tourists. In Angkor, children as young as four years old approach you, trying to impress you with their English and knowledge about other countries…

4. Backpackers/Tourists: I won’t lump all backpackers into a negative group, because I am one, but there are plenty of tourists that come to Cambodia without understanding the situation of the country…

5. Humidity: This isn’t Cambodia’s fault, but I really hate humidity! So does my hair…

Update: November 14th, 2009
5 beautiful things about Cambodia