Sunrise Angkor

Cambodia Days 1-5 (18th Nov.- 22nd Nov.)

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November 28th 2008
On the morning we left Bangkok to go to Cambodia, we were picked up by the bus at 7am and had a fairly uneventful drive to the Thailand-Cambodia border. Once at the border, we all handed over our passports to get our Cambodian visas. We had paid for the bus to take us to Siem Reap in Cambodia, but once across the border we were all told that we would have to wait for 2-3 hours for a bus to arrive ... 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