Minding Your Net

Traveling the Tonle Sap

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April 19th 2008
Siem Reap to Battambang The water route from Siem Reap to Battambang is supposed to be the most scenic in the country. In the wet season the trip takes 4 hours, in the dry it takes anywhere from 6-7hours. I didn't have anything better to do than enjoy a long boat trip and take pictures while moving past floating villages and fisheries so I chose to take the boat rather than the 4hour bus that z ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

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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