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Phnom Penh and it's bloody history!

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February 4th 2008
Arrived from what seems like my 100th long distance coach journey from Saigon to Phnom Penh. However the border crossing into Cambodia was so much easier than the Laos to Vietnam one. I had heard the Cambodian roads were notoriously bumpy but when I actually experienced the bumpyness I was simply shocked. Very similar to the Indian roads in some respects where tarmac seems to dramatically change t ... 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