Phnom Penh - Girlie bar street

Kampot and back again

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July 12th 2012
It's been a while, but then there hasn't been much to tell really. From Phnom Penh I travelled south to Kampot. A sleepy little town just off the coast. The town is small, with little of interest for me. The riverfront is rather nice, with something I haven't really seen in Cambodia rising behind the river.. Hills! Normally I wouldn't be so excited by the sight of a hill, but Ca ... 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