In the evenings we’ve been taking tuk-tuks downtown for dinner and explorations. Siem Reap, a city of 300,000 is heavily influenced by tourism. Over 2 million tourists visit Cambodia every year.
One “attraction” offered which we had heard of but never seen, is a foot massage provided by fish! On many corners, a tank full of fish is set up with signs that say “Fish massage, no pirahnas.” Bob and David, after experiencing their first pedicure only one week earlier, agreed to give it a try.
For $3 you get a 30-minute massage (really more like a partial pedicure, as the fish are simply nibbling at and removing dead skin), and a beer!
The first 30 seconds is pretty weird, having dozens of fish nibbling on your skin; after that it begins to feel quite good, although odd to see.
Bob, at least, has decided he prefers to have attractive young women working on his feet instead of fish.
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