Monumental 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 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
'We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time'
-- T. S. Eliot
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