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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]
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] Blog: The Cambodian capital
Date: December 25th 2005
After a comfortable bus ride from Battambang through villages, towns and farming districts, I arrived in the mayhem of Phnom Penh. Tuk tuk and moto drivers tout for rides, people clamour for their luggage being offloaded on a narrow footpath beside an eating place where the leftovers of the lunch crowd still linger ... a far cry from the quiet place I have left. Buses to Sihanoukville all gone, ... read more
Date: December 25th 2005
After a comfortable bus ride from Battambang through villages, towns and farming districts, I arrived in the mayhem of Phnom Penh. Tuk tuk and moto drivers tout for rides, people clamour for their luggage being offloaded on a narrow footpath beside an eating place where the leftovers of the lunch crowd still linger ... a far cry from the quiet place I have left. Buses to Sihanoukville all gone, ... read more
