A trag-arrr-dy in itself

I Heart Phnom Penh

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August 8th 2007
Well, my 5 hour bus trip from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh was very- cultured. It was basically me and 6 Cambodians sharing 5 seats at the back of the bus, them I think trying to leave me as much room as possible. Or maybe I smell bad, whatever. Anyway, the movies they played on the way- I thought we'd hit rock bottom with the Christian movie on the way to Siem Reap. No. Try 5 hours of Cambodian karaok ... 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