Here comes the bamboo train!

Trains made of bamboo!? It must be Battambang!

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July 5th 2006
Monday 3rd July Paul - The bus to Battambang was leaving at 10 so we had a quick breakfast in a filthy hole of a restaurant (Laura was so shocked at the state of the kitchen when she went to the toilet she refused to eat any more food) and hopped on the bus. The usual Cambodian bus trip. God awful roads and terrible driving. Why does this seem completely normal now? Anyway had lunch ... read more

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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