Shrimp pancake

Day 14 - to Phnom Penh

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November 29th 2010
We set off for the capital with a drivers brother, who unfortuately didn't speak any English. This meant that we had a long 5 hour journey ahead with not much conversation. We did pass several pigs in baskets on the back of motorbikes, but they were going too fast for us to get a picture. The driver made a couple of stops for us, and at one of the stops, they were selling fried spiders, cockro ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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