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Queen of the Castle
This is Alex atop the central tower of Angkor Wat. The climb is a good workout, especially under the sun !
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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: Angkor, encore.
Date: July 15th 2006
After our lazy day in Vientiane, we got an early night. Our Vientiane-Siem Reap flight was scheduled to leave at 6.30am ! According to a charming American NGO worker we met in the pool of Le Parasol Blanc, it used to be timetabled for 6, but the air-traffic controller never made it out of bed in time so it got pushed back half an hour ! Apocryphal maybe, but funny. Our taxi was waiting for us a ... read more
Date: July 15th 2006
After our lazy day in Vientiane, we got an early night. Our Vientiane-Siem Reap flight was scheduled to leave at 6.30am ! According to a charming American NGO worker we met in the pool of Le Parasol Blanc, it used to be timetabled for 6, but the air-traffic controller never made it out of bed in time so it got pushed back half an hour ! Apocryphal maybe, but funny. Our taxi was waiting for us a ... read more
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