Sweltering inside the Cu Chi tunnels

Bangkok to Hong Kong by bike - Stage 2

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August 28th 2007
CAMBODIA & VIETNAM Stage 2 of the Tour de Monsoon countries went through Cambodia and Vietnam - a route that has been popular over the years with opium traders, B-52 bombers and Gary Glitter. Too risque? I entered Cambodia from Thailand at the town of Poi Pet - a chaotic border crossing full of the hustle and bustle of international traders wheeling cartfulls of merchandise from one country ... 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