Cambodia 073

Rabbit Island

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August 25th 2010
I took a bus to Kep and stayed the night, before heading to the island. Kep is a bizarre place. It used to be a South Beach of Cambodia, where the rich and famous had grand villas by the sea. Then during Khmer Rouge, the city was vacated, like most of Cambodia's city and it never came back. Today, the town is full of ruined blackened remains of once grand palaces. Yet, they all have brand new wall ... 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