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August 29th 2007
Our trip in Bangkok has come to an end for now. We finally got our visas for Vietnam, so we headed off on our journey. First stop, Cambodia. In order to get there we took a bus to a city nearest the border, then hopped on a Tuk Tuk to the border, passed both Thai immigration and Cambodian immigration and finally hired a taxi for the remaining portion. Let's just say it was a bit of a process. ... 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