Road works almost all the way

Making Friendly in Battambang

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March 9th 2009
We have managed to reluctantly drag ourselves away from Siem Reap and are now in Battambang! Our last night in Siem Reap was spent having dinner at the Khmer Family Restaurant with Ara, our waitress from the Khmer Kitchen. The kids found it really hard to say goodbye to her and to the children from the street. After dinner we walked back to catch a tuk tuk and from out of the shadows of ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

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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