In the sweltering heart of Cambodia, there’s nothing quite like the relief of a cool towel handed by my tuk-tuk driver as we journey between the timeless temples of Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm and Bayon in Siem Reap.
My driver for the day is Theary Lay, a single mother of two, who is one of the 24 women drivers working for Driver Srey, a tuk-tuk tour company founded by local Cambodian woman Khoy Prokrotey in 2017.
Khoy — wearing a cap adorned with Australian wildlife — makes a surprise visit to Porch, the cafe where we are lunching with our drivers during today’s busy temple tour.
In full: https://thewest.com.au/travel/cambodias-female-tuk-tuk-drivers-on-the-road-to-equality-c-15396024
