My Country My Beer

Cambodia - our first few days

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March 26th 2009
After a stopover in KL we took our flight to Phnom Penh capital city of Cambodia where we spent one night staying at “Me Mates Place” guesthouse before taking a 6 hr bus ride north to Siem Reap gateway to Angkor and its temples. We didn’t do much in Phnom Penh apart from a quick look around Wat Phnom, and dinner in one of the many nice restaurants by the Riverside. One thing that we did di ... 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