Angkor Wat sunrise

Holiday in Cambodia

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March 2nd 2009
Day 2: After one night in Bangkok, we headed to the Thailand/Cambodia border. This was about a 4 hour trek via mini-van, followed by about an hour in border crossing. We first successfully cleared the first checkpoint and it made me feel like we were in something out of Indiana Jones (I know we weren't digging anything up) but it was more so felt like we were in a different place and time altoget ... 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