Short back and sides, please !

Battambang to Phnom Penh

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July 19th 2006
We bought a couple of bus tickets for our trip from Battambang to Phnom Penh at the hotel. When we asked how long the trip would take (we should have seen this coming, really), the staff replied "six hours - actually it takes five but we tell you six so that you get a nice surprise". Or words to that effect. It was a remarkably candid reply we weren't expecting ! Obviously too many farangs are wor ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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