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Phnom Penh

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August 7th 2010
After arriving in phnom penh the 1st thing we noticed was how expensive the beer was... 40p for a pint, disgraceful after paying 16p in vietnam!!! Our time here was short lived as we only had 1 place to see... the killing fields and museum... the place where 1000's of cambodians were brutally tortured and killed by the khmer rouge in order to 'purify' cambodia. Basically anybody who could read o ... 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