The first station

Battambang

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May 19th 2011
We could've saved some money and had breakfast at our hotel which was included in our nights stay but we read online that its gross so we went down to Centre Cafe. We bought our bus tickets to Phnom Penh and hired a tuk tuk for the day. First stop was the Bamboo Norrie Ride. The Norrie is an assembly of a bamboo and wooden platform, with wooden struts resting on the axles of salvaged railway r ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

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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