Angkor Wat

Onto Cambodia and Angkor Wat

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October 23rd 2007
Left our lovely beach abode early with an extra 5 or so pounds of sand in tow to get the ferry to the mainland for our "5 hour bus journey" to Siem Reap in Cambodia. After this we were driven to the border. Along the way we stopped and the bus company offered to sort our visa for us. They told us if we tried to sort our visa we would queue for hours longer and would hold up the rest of the bus. To ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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