With Emile

Cambodia

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March 20th 2008
Welcome to Cambodia - the land of dust, cows and palm trees!! The journey into Cambodia was HELL!! We got a bus down to Pakse in Laos and then headed for the border - a random man took us in his car to get our passports stamped and then drove us through the desert across the border. We had to get a boat across the water and then we stopped briefly for lunch. We decided to head straight for t ... 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