Dan and Heidi on the Mekong

A City of Poverty and Greed

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June 23rd 2006
Cambodia is a country that has been rediscovered by Westerners after the heinous acts committed over the centuries and in particular 1975-1979. For those of you who have read the books or seen the movie "The Killing Fields", I doubt that many foreigners understand or let alone know what happened to the people of this country. After arriving and settling into our guesthouse ($3USD a night!) we d ... 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