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Cambodia - The Round Up

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October 26th 2010
The Pink View I arrived in Cambodia with no pre-conceptions and left glad for that. I suspect that Vietnam suffered in my eyes, for being the focus of months of anticipation whilst we packed our lives in the UK away. In the hours spent on buses (far fewer than in Vietnam) I wondered how I might choose to sum up this country. What I wanted to say was this: “Cambodia is beautiful”. A wise ( ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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