Angkor Whaaaaat!

Angkor Wat and Angkor Whaaaat!

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February 6th 2008
We didn't stay long in Phnom Penh as we felt we had done everything worth doing there. It was a relatively short bus journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap where the famous temples of Angkor Wat are. Cambodia has to be one of the more poverty stricken countries in SE asia that I have seen so far as there are a lot more beggars and homeless people everywhere but given their fairly recent history it i ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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