National Palace

Welcome to Cambodia

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February 10th 2012
As we saw the sign "Welcome to Cambodia", for Adam it would also read "welcome to a bit of Cambodian belly", but that's a story that doesn't really need telling. As soon as we jumped off the bus at Phenom Phen, we were harassed by tuk-tuk drivers. One asked "hey mister, you wanna go to the national palace?". This was quickly followed by another chiming in with "Sir, you want to see the ... 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