The Obligatory, Angkor Wat

Angkor That

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February 13th 2008
Kneeling down with two aged nuns near a smoking bunch of incense sticks, I would never thought this was one of the most visited spots of the country's most popular destination. Tourism in Cambodia lives for the temples of Angkor, the country's symbol and once one of Asia's most important cities. And yet here I am in Angkor Thom having my arm stroked in thanks for promising to send prints of the ph ... 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