Cambodia - some of the worst roads on the planet - but definitely worth the journey!
May 23rd 2005 After a relaxing stop off in the four thousands islands in the far south of Laos, I was headed for Cambodia. After some issues at the border over my dual-nationality, I was in and after bartering myself a spot on a speedboat (wooden boat with huge engine and propeller strapped on back - not luxury sports toy!) I arrived in the first major town Stung Treng. Here the journeys started to get really i
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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 
