Angkor...there's more to it than Wat you think
February 26th 2009 We catch a bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, the town that serves as basecamp for visits to the temples at Angkor. As we leave the suburban sprawl for the grasslands and paddy fields of rural Cambodia, I'm struck by how flat this part of the country is. More than that, it's like a basin. All the timber houses are built high up on stilts, at least 6' off the ground, ready for the monsoon. When the
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