Reading the daily on the Mekong Express

Monumental

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September 1st 2006
So "new shoes" on feet we left Phnom Penh for Siem Reap and the great Khmer temples of Angkor. The gods seemed not to be smiling as were installed on the back seat of the "VIP" bus beside the smelly toilet which profiles so highly when they are selling you a ticket. Six hours later we arrived tired and a little cranky. There must have been 50 tuktuk and moto drivers there to greet us, three sec ... 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