Happy 50th Mum

Always Tripping? No Problems! - Phnom Penh & Sihanoukville

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July 8th 2006
Our pre-Cambodia reading notes that "Cambodia, is like your always tripping". Words that will become a footnote for our time here. The first noticeable difference is that compared to the well organised and manicured paddy fields in Vietman, here they are more haphazardas, less well managed. A second difference is unlike the Chinese-Vietnamese border, the border here not only seperate two distin ... 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