Angkor

Templed out

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February 12th 2005
Hello again! We left Saigon with a bunch of other backpackers and took a trip around the Mekong Delta, where we saw how people really live in Viet Nam (in very smelly places with lots of rubbish). Everybody was so friendly though and we had a brilliant time cruising down beautiful little canals wearing those Vietnamese straw hats and picking bananas off the trees. Visited a noodle factory whi ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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