Floating School

Boat from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh

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February 3rd 2006
Up at 5 am to pack and off an hour later to retrace our steps along the Siem Reap River to the boat dock at the floating fishing village we visited the other day. At this hour the trafic was light and mostly headed the other way with the previous nights catch of fish for the Siem Reap market. Again, I was struck by the polution and the ankle deep litter of plastic bags , fruit peelings and go ... 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