River boat to Battambang: Some of the many very excitable kids on the riverbank waving to us!

Siem Reap to Battambang

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June 19th 2007
17th June We made our way from Siem Reap to Battambang via boat. If you believed the photo on the ticket they gave us it looked more like a luxury ferry! It was more like a longboat with a tarpaulin stretched over the top. Not the most comfortable for what we were led to believe would be a 5, but in actual fact a 7 hour journey! It was a really nice trip riding out of the river towards the la ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang

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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