Wat Phnom

Phnom Penh

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January 8th 2007
After a scarey moto transfer across Battambang at breakneck speed (No idea why as we were half an hour early), we got our bus to Phnom Penh. Our driver was of the careful variety and blew the horn at every living thing he saw for 5 hours driving us to the brink of madness. Our moto driver from Battambang had arranged for a friend of his to meet us at the bus station but we decided we would pro ... 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