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August 11th 2006
Published: August 11th 2006
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Arriving into Cambodia was a welcome change from the chaos of Vietnam. Cambodia is mostly a rural country of 14 million people and it reminded us more of Thailand and Laos. Hence the title "Same same, but different" which is an extremely popular phrase in SEA. We arrived into Cambodia on a slow boat from the Mekong Delta. We piled onto a bus for the last part of the journey to the capital, Ph... Read Full Entry



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Bayon TempleBayon Temple
Bayon Temple

Notice the 216 faces of the temple.
Angkor Thom East GateAngkor Thom East Gate
Angkor Thom East Gate

Site of a "Tomb Raider" shot
Ta ProhmTa Prohm
Ta Prohm

Nicknamed the "jungle temple" because the trees have taken over.
Steep StepsSteep Steps
Steep Steps

We're sure there have been a few casulties from these steps.
Toilet InstructionsToilet Instructions
Toilet Instructions

Just in case you might have thought about standing on the toilet...
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Nice use of contrast, Patti noted.
Bantaey SreiBantaey Srei
Bantaey Srei

The carvings here are extremely intricate and 3D-like.



15th November 2006

All SoTrue
Sounds like you guys had a great trip. Reading your stories makes me so sad to have left Asia.. I just left bangkok yesterday ;( Loved the title... same same but different... hahah.. Everything is same same! Glad you guys enjoyed your trip, and you've got some really good photos.. would love to see the rest... it's been far too long since i last saw you guys.

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