River 2

Cambodia's Dark Past

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October 16th 2005
Early Sunday morning (5.30am) we awoke to the anoying buzzing from the alarm clock (But yey.. we woke up), no mad rush to pack and leave the hotel this time...... We await the bus to pick us up for the pre-arranged trip to Phnom Penh (capital of Cambodia). A ute, yes a ute, pulls up to the side of the road with a bunch of tourists crammed in the back. We jump abord for an hour long trip around ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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