Round Columns

Temples, Tourists, and Tuk-tuk-mobiles

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August 24th 2008
Cambodia. It’s the end of my prolonged stay here in a country that I barely knew. There are a lot of things in Cambodia that I haven’t really seen. I have seen very little of it as a matter of fact. Siem Reap is one. The area around the temples of Angkor is another. These two places are hardly representative of what Cambodia is really all about because there are too many tourists, and you know ... 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