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Background: Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the empire ushering in a long period of decline. In 1863, the king of Cambodia placed the country under French protection; it became part of French Indochina in 1887. Following Japanese occupation in World War II, Cambodia became independent within the French Union in 1949 and fully independent in 1953. After a five-year struggle, Communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in April 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; at least 1.5 million Cambodians died from execution, enforced hardships, or starvation during the Khmer Rouge regime under POL POT. A December 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside, led to a 10-year Vietnamese occupation, and touched off almost 13 years of civil war. The 1991 Paris Peace Accords mandated democratic elections and a ceasefire, which was not fully respected by the Khmer Rouge. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy and the final elements of the Khmer Rouge surrendered in early 1999. Factional fighting in 1997 ended the first coalition government, but a second round of national elections in 1998 led to the formation of another coalition government and renewed political stability. The July 2003 elections were relatively peaceful, but it took one year of negotiations between contending political parties before a coalition government was formed. Nation-wide local elections are scheduled for 2007 and national elections for 2008.




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By Layla and Ste
December 24th 2009
Sihanoukville Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
So we left kampot last Friday and got the bus down to the coast town of Sihanoukville where we were spending xmas. It was only about 1 hour on the bus and they dropped us right at our guesthouse, so nice and convenient! Since we were spending xmas here we had booked all our accommodation up in advance as we didnt want to get stuck with no where or somewhere really grotty, was nice knowing where we were staying for a change and not searching round for ages finding somewhere. We were spending 3 nights in a place called Mick and [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 24th 2009 | 42 Views | [diary=462442]

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So Monday morning we luckily managed to wake up in time albeit a little tired and hungover and got our boat over to the Island we were staying on for 3 nights. When doing some research about Sihanoukville we read someone else's blog where they had stayed in this Jonty's Jungle camp and it sounded amazing. The boat was only about 45 minutes and arriving was pretty weird as we couldn't see anything apart from Jungle, we could see one resort with little bungalows, but we weren't heading for that one we were heading to the bushes! As we got nearer, [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 24th 2009 | 46 Views | [diary=462452]

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So we headed back to the mainland (again) on Thursday to spend xmas there. We had booked xmas eve and xmas day in a bungalow on the beach with a sea view, decided to treat ourselves a bit for xmas :) Checked in to the bungalow and relaxed there for a bit on a little terrace with moon chairs and a hammock over looking the sea. Perfect. Finally ventured out to grab some lunch, a nice stroll along the beach, since we had gone the tide seemed to have lowered a little as there hasn't been any more rain for a [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 25th 2009 | 45 Views | [diary=462453]

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Wow Wow Wow!!! There is DEFINALTY a heaven on earth!!! And we've found it!!! Imagine a place where nothing surrounds you but white sand, clear blue sea, stunning coral reef, lots of hammocks and 12 really cute wooden huts all positioned right on the beach...And there, you have Lazy Beach Resort!!! After a 2 hour boat trip from Serendipity Beach in Sihanoukville, we arrived on the Island of Koh Rong Saloem (or Koh Rong Salami ... as Onie calls it), which would be our home for the next 8 nights! On arrival after walking down the resorts rickaty jetty, we found [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 21st 2009 | 73 Views | [diary=461774]

View Point from Kho Rong Saloem
Lazy Beach Bay
Our Beach Hut

DAY 32: We had looked around tour operators to find the best way of crossing the boarder from Cambodia to Vietnam, we also asked the hotel we were staying with but they only wanted to sell us tickets with the same company we arrived with - no way! We knew the Mekong Express had the best reputation for service and travel experience and we eventually found a tour operator who could book us seats. The minibus arrived at 7am to take us to the bus station and we were instantly reassured as the staff labelled our bags and gave us a [View Full Entry]

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Published: December 12th 2009 | 31 Views | [diary=459862]


By pinikir
November 27th 2009
My First Beach! Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
This post isn't that educational and doesn't deal with any site seeing. It is all about kicking back and having a little fun. Ever since I had stepped off the plane from a dreary British summer to the humid heat of China, I had been looking forward to a swim in the sea. I didn’t spend more than five minutes in the hotel when we arrived. All I did was drop my bag and change into my swimming costume. The beach had a large impact on my life or should I say the women and girls who worked on the beach [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 27th 2009 | 67 Views | [diary=456415]

The Kids
The Island
A future tour guide

Shout out to my Aunt Paulette for it was her birthday on Sunday, Nov 8th when we arrived in Sihanoukville. We arrived in Sihanoukville on the overnight bus around 5:30am. The cost was $20 per person, not bad for 10 hour ride. We got off the bus and all 20-30 of us were swarmed by Tuk Tuk drivers wanting to take us to a hostel or hotel. We didn't have a reservation as it seemed most of the others on the bus didn't either. After getting our bags we negotiated the ride from $4 down to $2, sometimes Asia is tiring [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 13th 2009 | 131 Views | [diary=452874]

View from Cory's Bar
Pete enjoying a drink
Sunset on Otres Beach

After recommendations from H and Paul we boarded our boat to Bamboo Island and our home for the next few days, the Koh Ru Bamboo Bungalow Resort. The boat trip took about an hour and a half and was a little rocky but all good as there weren’t many people on the boat. We arrived and were given bungalow number 4, a nice bright blue bungalow, right on the beach with 2 double beds….one for our bags, the other for us, it was also right by the showers and loos (perfect for those nighttime visits!!!). We naturally dumped our stuff and [View Full Entry]

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Published: November 22nd 2009 | 33 Views | [diary=453548]

T Enjoying the Boat Ride
Fishermen
First Sighting of Koh Ru

endlich. die regenzeit geht dem ende engegen. die sonnentage haeufen sich, regen wird immer seltener, die strassen trocknen aus, staub und sand ueberall. nachdem ich nun einige zeit hier in sihanoukville gelebt habe, gehts am donnerstag weiter. ich habe ein paar sehr schoene, entspannende tage hier gehabt, hab ein bisschen in ein leben reingeschaut, das fernab meiner heimat ist. ich kann mir wirklich sehr gut vorstellen, einmal im ausland sesshaft zu werden, ein neues leben beginnen. aber nicht hier. sihanoukville ist in seiner ganz eignen art speziell. schoen, weil es unzaehlige straende hat [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 21st 2009 | 113 Views | [diary=438441]

vor unserem haus
vor unserem haus
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By Andy Beccy Brown
September 11th 2009
Cambodia - Part 1 Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville
Hello! It is a tough life drinking 50p pints in a bar next to the beach... he he. We’re now in beach-side resort of Sihanoukville, Cambodia. After arriving late last night it was great to wake up to both glorious sunshine (not necessarily a given as rainy season here) and relief that we had managed to pick a decent place to stay the night before. As I write this a baby gecko is climbing over the laptop. Sihanoukville is very relaxed and chilled out, exactly what we need to unwind from the manic week leading up to the wedding. The beach [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 11th 2009 | 248 Views | [diary=435687]

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