evening lights either side of Siem Reap River (Stung Siem Reap)

January 16th 2008
Amazingly, there is more to Siem Reap than simply its proximity to the Angkor ruins, although that fact is driving its extraordinary expansion. This town must have more brand new hotels per square inch, particularly (thankfully) on the outskirts, than anywhere else I've ever visited. To put this in context, there's a banner over the main road out of town towards the Angkor area thanking the two ... 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

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I decided in early 2006 that I'd had enough of the London rat-race and the career thing - at least, for the time being - and that I'd like to take some time out: "me time", as it were; time to do at least some of the things that I'd been thinking about doing over the last few years but hadn't been able to fit in around work and client demands. So here I am: backpack to the ready (to be honest, it had never really been put away after my '93-'94 round-the-world trip), and a gazillion ideas about how to fill the next xx months..... (And, no, I've no idea when I'll go back to the "real" worl... full info

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