Ta Som

Temples & Temperatures

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May 7th 2008
We arrived in Siem Reap and made straight for Dead Fish, a guesthouse chosen by Pascal (who we’d met in Phonsavan, then again in Saigon and Kratie) who had arrived a day earlier. It’s a slightly odd place, the rooms named after other hotels. Our room was the Hyatt, the Holiday Inn was just down the corridor. The oddness didn’t end in the guesthouse, the attached restaurant had multi level ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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