Kids laughing at our flat tyre!!

Bangkok - Siem Reap

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February 21st 2008
We left Bangkok on the 05.30am bus to Aranyaprathet where we got a tuk-tuk 5km to the Thailand border with Cambodia. We had heard lots of horror stories about this crossing and so I was a little anxious about it! It turned out to be a very adventurous border crossing and car journey and we finally arrived in Siem Reap at around 4pm. Going through Thailand departure caused no problems, but then ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Poipet

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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