Paul the Driver

Cambodia

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April 7th 2008
Hello all, Welcome to the Cambodia installment... From Bangkok we boarded a bus to Siem Reap. it was only too obvious at the border that we had entered a different country. Paved roads turned to dusty mounds of speed bumps unintended to slow down vehicles. From a big aircon bus we changed to a run-down school bus, non shock absorbent type. traveling at a breakneck pace, we sqinted our eyes a ... 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