Gecko Tails: Journey Through Cambodia Book

Who hasn't dreamed of being a foreign correspondent? Cambodia as communism fell was a good story, the international United Nations presence provided gonzo characters, and a kilo of marijuana cost less than socks. Cambodia seemed the perfect place to launch a journalistic career, but Carol Livingston soon learned that the blessings and curses of Cambodia's history, the Khmer Rouge guerrillas on Thailand's border, Phnom Penh politics and the story she was writing were rarely what they seemed. Gecko Tails punctures the romantic notions of a freelance reporter's life and with insight, wisdom and wit, offers a colorful and touching story of the real Cambodia. The first travelogue dedicated solely to Cambodia in thirty years, Gecko Tails is the haunting, sad and funny story of a country filled with beauty, Buddhism and just plain weirdness.Read More