Angkor beer by the Stung Treng

Biking across Battambang

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July 18th 2006
We have a nice little room here in Battambang - power shower, much needed after the Incredible Never-Ending Journey from Siem Reap...we also have the additional luxury of satellite TV, so we can catch up on (depressing - surprise, surprise) world news. Battambang is Cambodia's second largest city. This doesn't make it particularly big, but the traffic comes as a bit of a surprise ! It has a la ... 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