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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 ... [read more]
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 ... [read more] Blog: Sunrise with a thousand spectators
Date: January 28th 2007
Date: January 28th 2007
Angkor Temples
A short, bumpy bus ride northwards and you hit Cambodia’s main tourist town: Siem Reap - gateway to the Angkor temples. We hired a Tuk Tuk for the entire day, rising at 5am to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat (in the company of thousands of other tourists) and then spent the rest of the day walking through the incredible 12th century ruins. (Actually, it’s probably ... read more
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