Avalokiteshvara

The Good, The Sad & The Ugly

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May 30th 2007
The flight from Pakse (Laos), had been quite pleasant overall, there had been a bit of turbulence along the way, which at most had caused my coffee to leap over the cup rim and then belly flop onto my food tray. Luckily though, the stewardess was quick on hand with a cloth before it could take a further dive over the sides and onto my clean light coloured North Face trousers. As we circled before ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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