The bus to the border

Hello Cambodia

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September 3rd 2006
We spent an interesting, sleepless night at the "New Hotel", Surin, who despite the name was obviously built some time in the 70s. The maze like corridors were lined with green lino, and flickering fluro tubes that only added to the feeling of being an ex hospital or psych ward. But hey, the beds were comfortable, relatively clean, and we had a TV. Lucky us, all 40 channels except for Fashion TV w ... 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