Floating villages

Going full tourist at Siem Reap and Angkor Wat

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April 9th 2014
The trip to Siem Reap was an 8 hour boat trip along the Sankae river and across Tonle Sap Lake. There was some beautiful scenery once you left the main built up area, with lots of bird life and fantastic floating villages. The boat was packed with lots of people heading home for the Khmer New Year the following week. As we approached each floating village the boat would blow its horn and lots of c ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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