Khmer snack - rice cake inside the bamboo stick

Tuk tuk drivers and pyjama people

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April 7th 2007
If the first weird thing I saw in Laos was a wild monkey in the middle of the city, in Cambodia I was surprised to see people walking in pyjamas in the middle of the day. It seems to be a totally acceptable outfit here - the more teddy bears or cartoon characters in the pattern the better. The overland journey from 4000 islands to Siem Reap wasn't an easy or short one. On the first day the tri ... read more

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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