Painting Spirit Houses

Templed Out

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June 29th 2007
After our night in Kratie, we were put in a bus and taken to Siem Reap. Funny enough we were the only foreigners on the bus. This was odd considering we were headed to one of the most touristy spots in Southeast Asia, the temples of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. When our bus rolled into the very unofficial looking bas station, a pack of aggressive touts were being constrained by a chain linked fence ... read more

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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