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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]
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] Blog: Temples of Angkor / Siem Reap
Date: February 7th 2009
Arriving in Cambodia was a culture shock for us and definitely not in a bad way. Compared to India, it was cleaner, the streets were wider and not so overpopulated, sometimes there were footpaths and there was not a cow in sight (apart from on our dinner plates)! Unfortunately for us, Cambodia is also more expensive than India, mainly owing to the fact that the US dollar is the major currency in u ... read more
Date: February 7th 2009
Arriving in Cambodia was a culture shock for us and definitely not in a bad way. Compared to India, it was cleaner, the streets were wider and not so overpopulated, sometimes there were footpaths and there was not a cow in sight (apart from on our dinner plates)! Unfortunately for us, Cambodia is also more expensive than India, mainly owing to the fact that the US dollar is the major currency in u ... read more
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