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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]
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] Blog: Phnom Penh and Battambang
Date: August 23rd 2009
Dismounting from the boat at the dock in Phnom Penh we were met by a jostling crowd of hawkers, hotel reps and moto, tuk tuk and taxi drivers. We had a hotel organised and the address, but they are not that helpful in Cambodia where street numbering seems utterly random. Perhaps this nation is psychologically secretive now and does not want an address to give away where they are. With our hotel ... read more
Date: August 23rd 2009
Dismounting from the boat at the dock in Phnom Penh we were met by a jostling crowd of hawkers, hotel reps and moto, tuk tuk and taxi drivers. We had a hotel organised and the address, but they are not that helpful in Cambodia where street numbering seems utterly random. Perhaps this nation is psychologically secretive now and does not want an address to give away where they are. With our hotel ... read more
