Rice

A run for the border

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July 1st 2016
The Muezzin wasn't even warming up his vocal chords when I started for the border at 4.30am. Lots of sad looking wrecks making their way back to their hotels from khao san rd as I hopped a taxi to hualamphong railway station where I paid the princely sum of 48bht for a ticket on the 5.55am to Arranyapathet. Despite dire warnings to the contrary in various travel blogs the train left on time. All c ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

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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