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15 Oct 2007

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October 15th 2007
Today we left Phnom Penh & flew to Siem Reap. We took Tuk-Tuks to the the airport through the most gloriously insane traffic you can imagine! People here use traffic signals, where they exist, as guidlines only and mostly do what they want when they want to. I don't know why it works, but it does. After we arrived in Siem Reap we went to Loy Bun Seak's home (a local member of the LDS church ... 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