Pages 65 through 79 Summary and Analysis

Since Scott's calendar was clear, he accepted an offer for an all-expenses paid trip to Cambodia for four days. His assignment was to write a story about Cambodia for a new public radio travel show. He went on the trip with four other travel journalists. Raffles International, a company that specialized in renovating grand hotels, was sponsoring the trip. Unfortunately, after they spent millions renovating two hotels in Cambodia the prior year, the country broke out in a civil war. The country now was allegedly stabilized and the company wanted to stimulate tourism. The journalists stayed at the Le Royal Hotel in Phnom Pehn.

Instead of taking a tour with the other journalists, Scott set out on his own to explore the city. He rented a motorbike so he could get around on his own. The owner of the...