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Pnomh Penh & P'Chum Ben

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October 8th 2010
7 & 8 October 2010 Cambodia is paying its respects to the dead . Phnom Penh is on a break. Expecting a same, same but different buzz of life and constant drone of motorbikes comparable to Vietnam, we find ourselves in a strangely tranquil and, surely, deserted city. Shops, restaurants and bars are closed. This is not the global down turn, Cambodian style. We just have impeccable timing. ... 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