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Phnom Phen; bright smiles and grim pasts

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January 28th 2008
We took a few buses and a few boats to get to Phnom Phen, Cambodia's biggest city, and after about 10 hours, we were finally there. If you want to travel on the cheap, as we do, the journey is not smooth, nor comfortable, though it keeps our operating costs lean. I had read about that in this area of the world, tour buses purposely delay your arrival to the destination city, preferring to drop ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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