Sunset at Angkor Wat

Siem Reap, Cambodia

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November 15th 2007
Angkor Wat A brief one-hour flight and we go back in time to the Khmer archaeological treasures of the 11th and 12th Centuries! Gone is the hustle/bustle of Vietnam as we meet the gentle, serene people of Cambodia. A quick refresh and we venture into the moist humidity of this fascinating place. The Temples we visited were once hidden by the jungle and re-discovered by the French in 1864. Th ... read more

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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