Doreen Pon

Writer's Biography

Doreen Pon is a native of San Francisco, California currently residing in the smog-ridden metropolis of Los Angeles, where she toils as a pharmacist to support her travel addiction. She loves all things quirky and off-beat and favors controlled chaos over corporate control. Although her heart flutters and her toes tingle with the thought of all the unexpected inconveniences and discomforts of third-world travel, she remains thankful for modern conveniences, such as spell-check and Handi-Wipes.

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Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The Hill of Penh - Story by Doreen Pon
- 7th Online Issue

Words like “dangerous”, “dilapidated”, and “depressing” tend to creep into most descriptions of Phnom Penh, the much maligned capital of Cambodia. Almost 30 years of brutal civil war and political turmoil have left this former jewel of French Indochina with both physical and psychological scars. But like all survivors, Phnom Penh has a message to share and a lesson to teach to all travelers who stay long enough to listen.

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