Jay and his tuk-tuk

One amazing city and one crazy day

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October 28th 2006
We crossed the border from Vietnam into Cambodia by 'speed boat', which wasn't 100% true! It was a boat but there was not even a hint pace on the thing. It took two days to travel up the Mekong Delta and cross into Cambodia, this involved three buses, two petrol boats and one rowing boat. Despite the slow and very uncomfortable journey we did get to spend some time going round some of the floating ... 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