Classic Cambodia

The virtues of sticky rice.

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August 25th 2006
From the hustle and bustle of Bangkok we travelled east by VIP bus (a double decker coach with air-con and lurid interior decor complete with flashing lights and pelmets) to the Cambodian border on Thai high quality highways. At the border things changed in many ways. We suddenly hit signs of abject poverty, children and amputees begging and a noticeable deterioration of the road system - i.e. the ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more