Day 5 014

Cruising the Mekong to Cambodia

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January 23rd 2011
Just spent the last 3 days cruising the up the Mekong with a wonderful Norwegian family - their 2 year old daughter has kept us amused for days.(Yes you guessed it we are already planning our Norwegian trip lol) After a 4 hr drive to Cat Be (I think?) we boarded a 10 cabin junk with just us, the Norwegians and the crew and worked our way up the Mekong to Sa Dec and hit the evening markets. The gi ... 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