Loosely Sprung

Our room in Kratie. The beds were so loosely sprung they felt like lying on waterbeds. Note the lack of facilities but it was reasonably clean.

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Cambodia: rain, reptiles and ruins

May 12th 2008
As Graham and I leave Vietnam behind and travel up the river to Cambodia, we notice the houses become fewer and the jungle much thicker. We also notice how much higher the riverbanks are (10-15 feet) to ensure there is no flooding during the rainy season. We eventually moor at the Cambodian border crossing. We trudge up the steps to Cambodian Customs, which is a set of single-storey buildings in ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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

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