KC at the Independence Monument

Welcome to Phnom Penh

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April 29th 2011
A short-ish and relatively easy bus ride saw us make our way from Siem Reap to the capital city of Phnom Penh. With only a few days to spare, we managed to fill up our time quite easily. The city itself is a little strange - a bizarre mixture of old and new, under-developed and super-modernised. And with bewildering traffic consisting mainly of 2 wheelers, crossing the roads was at times more i ... 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