Breakfast by the pool

Cambodia - Phnom Penh

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March 20th 2009
We left Moscow about 4 PM on Wednesday and arrived in Phnom Penh about 4 PM Thursday. It sounds worse than it was, because we flew overnight on an Aeroflot Illyusin Il-96, a Russian jumbo jet. We were well cared for and the in-flight movie was a portable video player, just for me. Cheryl could have had her own, but she declined in order to do something silly like sleep. One has to live with one’ ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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