The outskirts of Siem Reap

Choom Reap Sua!

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July 17th 2006
Well, we finally made it to Cambodia, and I must say that we are pleasantly surprised. We’ve fallen in love with what we have seen of the country, pretty much Siem Reap only at this point. The people are really friendly and have kind of graceful elegance about them. The downside is that it is such a poor country. Siem Reap is a fairly smallish town that is located just to the north of the T ... 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