Elephant Ride!!

Temples of Angkor

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September 8th 2007
It suddenly occured to me yesterday, as our driver pulled out in front of a crowd of 10 motorcycles, that people in Cambodia drive on the right (where they choose a particular side at all), and roads in Thailand are all left hand drive. I wonder a) what the sheer mayhem is on each country border, and b) if this was administrated by two independent parties, or simply one bored politician with a ver ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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