Banteay Kdei

Temples and more temples

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December 3rd 2007
....that's what Siem Reap is all about. It's a small town near the temple of Angkor that has been taken over by the tourism market so is full of hotels, guesthouses, restaurants, massage places and internet cafes. The big swanky hotels are along the main road out to the airport and it seems likely that many people staying there don't even make it into the town. As mentioned before we arrived for t ... read more

Asia » Vietnam » Southeast » Ho Chi Minh City

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more