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Sep 28, 2021Liked by Stuart McDonald

It is the same in all aspects of business companies advertise and promote their good bits and gloss over the bad bits and have teams of PR people to cover up if necessary

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Yes agree. I think it’s unfortunate that publications like T&L help them do it.

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Is there much overlap between this T&L hotel list and where Couchfish readers stay? I've been to nearly all the cities on the list but never set foot in even one of these properties. That being said, I also always use locally sourced papaya in my som tam. It just feels right. Cheers.

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Ha ha, I’ve stayed at the Raffles in Phnom Penh, but never the one in Siem Reap, Thailand… the others on the list—nope!

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