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Phnom Penh

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February 10th 2010
We arrived in Phnom Penh after a 5 hour bus journey from Battambang; the journey was pretty uneventful as the road is in good condition and was much quicker than our long boat journey the day before! We spent the first afternoon walking the city and getting our bearings. We stopped for a drink at the Foreign Correspondence Club, famous for dispatches during the war, and strolled along the promenad ... 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