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Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor

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August 24th 2006
We caught an early bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap for our last few days in Asia and to see the temples Angkor before heading back into Bangkok and then to Oz! Man it’s flown by! The bus was pretty uneventful, just miles of flat, green land and forests - I know I should be appreciating the scenery more but after three months you start to take things for granted. As we drove into the bus statio ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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