School

This is typical of the schools we passed in the provinces. Schooling is not compulsory in Cambodia, you have to pay if you want your children to be educated, but from the fact that schools hold two sessions a day, and every time we passed one it was packed with kids, Cambodians seem to be willing to go to great lengths to educate their children if at all possible.

17 October 2007

October 23rd 2007
Finally, I'm starting to make some headway on the backlog of postings. My second bout with heat exhaustion on this day wore me out and I stopped worrying about trying to do everything (such as a daily blog) and concentrated on trying to make the most of the remainder of the trip. We've been staying at the Casa Angkor, a very nice, modern, hotel in the old part of Siem Reap. They have the bes ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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

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