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Phnom Pehn

February 17th 2012
We took the coach from Saigon to Phnom Pehn at 8am to avoid any delays at the border crossing (they tend to do a ‘go slow’ on a weekend and if you arrive at the border by the afternoon it can take hours to get a visa sorted). We did have a bit of a scare on the Vietnamese side as there was some kind of commotion with a people carrier that was being attacked by a big group of men. They were thr ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag 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
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