me catching a nap

By boat to Battambang and back

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October 12th 2009
For a third world country , some things about Cambodia are surprisingly high- tech. For instance when you buy your ticket for Angkor your photo is taken by a little camera perched to the outside of the ticket booth, then within a minute your face is printed on the temple pass, amazing really. Also the internet service is as fast as at home and where we are staying it is free!! We had a fantast ... 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