SUMMER IS A COMMIN IN

IT'S GETTING TO BE THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN WHEN TOURISTS DWINDLE AND THOSE WHO COME PREFER THE AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT OF MARGARITA BARS AND THEIR NEON TAN LINES. I KNOW IT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE I HAVE AN ANALYTICS OPTION WITH MY BLOG SITE. I KNOW WHAT COUNTRIES ARE READING MY BLOG SITE AND HOW LONG THEY SPEND ETC...

IN ADDITION THERE IS THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN, THE FINANCIAL CRUNCH OR WHATEVER JOURNALISTIC METAPHOR YOUR NEWSPAPER CALLS IT. IN SHORT THINGS DO NOT AUGUR WELL FOR TOURISM IN ASIA AND CAMBODIA IN PARTICULAR. THE BUREAUCRATIC GREED EVIDENCED AT THE BORDERS DOES LITTLE TO INSTILL BUYER CONFIDENCE.

THERE ARE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS, ALL LESS THEORETICAL. IT JUST PLAIN GETS HOT AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. BETWEEN MARCH AND MAY, WHEN THE RAINS ARE INFREQUENT, IF AT ALL, SLEEP COMES LATE WITH NO BREEZE. LATER WHEN IT RAINS, THE RAIN AND ESPECIALLY THE CLOUD COVER COOL THINGS DOWN A BIT, BUT YOU PAY DUES IN MUD. IT'S THE WEATHER CAMBODIAN FARMERS LOVE TO HATE! IT'S WHEN THE WORK STARTS AND THE SWEAT POURS ONLY TO EVAPORATE QUICKLY. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY!!! DO NOT CONSIDER COMING TO RANA AT THIS TIME OF YEAR IF YOU'RE NOT PREPARED TO PAY DUES FOR YOUR REWARDS.