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Siem Reap + The Temples of Angkor

November 9th 2008
Temples and temples and temples The trip to Siem Reap really corrected some preconceptions we had of Cambodia. We thought we'd go along a dirt road, through a desert with the occasional poverty-stricken village the only dot on the map for miles but what we actually saw was a green countryside, and a mix of affluent and basic villages. Siem Reap was a nice resort-like town and ... read more
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Cambodian Flag 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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