Eerie Faces of Bayon

On and Off the Tourist Route in Cambodia

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February 16th 2006
Part 14 February 13 Siem Reap, Cambodia Surely there is a Cambodia beyond Siem Reap, a town that seems to have been rapidly transformed by the sudden "in-ness" of Cambodia and particularly Angkor Wat. From stepping off the plane to the sharp old airport aside the under construction new one, you can tell this is a big step above Laos or India in terms of tourist orientation. Driving into t ... 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