novice monks, angkor wat

i left mom for the temples of angkor

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February 25th 2005
and so i was torn about leaving mom...but i tried to change my flight out of vietnam for another week to find out that all the flights on my airline (EVA) leaving vietnam for the states were booked and full through march 20th! i couldn't get out and i didn't want to stay THAT long as much as i loved it. my bag was getting too heavy and i wanted to reconnect to home. i didn't want to miss cambod ... 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