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Boat ride from Poipet to Siem Reap...

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September 27th 2008
Yes, we woke up alive. Very happy for that. Now we had a 7 hour boat ride over flooded land and floating villages. The boat was not what was on the picture, more like a long barge! Anyway, all part of the fun. We passed lots of villages which were floating and some floating shacks in the middle of nowhere, amazing how people live there. We stopped for lunch on a floating shop. Amazing toilets, ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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