Beijing has shown some willingness to work with lower Mekong nations on timing water releases to help downstream when water levels are too high.
There have been some superb books about the Mekong but I thought there was room to do a book just about the Tonle Sap.
The Vietnam portion of my trip has left me with memories and a set of new friends that will last a lifetime.
In the middle of the lake, I watched two boys dive expertly from a fishing boat.
Kampong Luong Floating Village of Lake Tonle Sap Kampong Luong Floating Village 35 kilometers east of Pursat provincial town is a a complete village on the water populated mostly by Vietnamese fishermen.
The Tonle Sap river is about 120 km which originates from the southern tip of Tonle Sap lake.