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Cambodia: Angkor...what?

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August 21st 2010
Siem Reap It took the best part of the day to get from Phuket to Cambodia. We flew from Phuket airport at 6.55am to Bangkok, then after a transit of about one hour, boarded another flight to Siem Reap in the north of the country. Siem Reap is the launching point for visiting the temples of Angkor Wat, one of the seven wonders of the world. The temples were created by the Khmer civil ... read more

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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