Angkor Wat

Siem Reap and Angkor temples

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August 28th 2006
26 August, Saturday... Early bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The road, as promised, was new and the bus was good. This is quite unlike the tales I had heard of travel in Cambodia but I'm not complaining. We got into Siem Reap in the early afternoon, wandered about looking for a suitable hotel and in the end went for the one the bus had dropped us at. Pizza (mmm local food) and a quick wande ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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