Cambodia

Cambodia

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January 24th 2008
We travelled to Cambodia via a rather bumpy 9 hour bus ride from Ho Chi Minh City. The bus dropped us off in the capital city Phnom Penh. We stayed in a guesthouse over looking the lake, surrounded by other similar places with many travellers and backpackers. There was a very friendly chilled out vibe around the place and best of all the sun was shinning. We spent one of the days exploring all aro ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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