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The Temples and Tourists of Angkor

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August 26th 2007
*Many of the photos in this blog entry were taken by Jeff Roberts at www.eyeballimaging.com/blog ©2007* After a few relaxing days by the lake in Phnom Penh, Jeff and I took a 6-hour bus to Siem Reap, the home-base for visiting the famous temples of Angkor. Way-too-loud Cambodian karaoke videos blared away on the TV screen in the front of the bus, while tiny villages and rich green countryside s ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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