Vietnam/Cambodia Friendship Monument

Phnom Penh

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September 15th 2007
Spent 3 days in Phnom Penh Cambodia after departing from HK. Cambodia is probably one of the poorest countries in the world that never rebounded from the numerous external and internal wars. Talking to the people about the genocide during Pol Pot's regime and seeing the killing field was very hard and disturbing. Its currency the Riel is very weak (4K Riel to a dollar) and is not available outside ... 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