Temple detail

Angkor Wat - and no Lara Crofts in sight

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May 24th 2008
Backpacking around the world is rough. We stayed for 3 days in a luxury hotel in Siem Reap close to the famous Angkor Wat temples. It was part of a package and Jacky was rather excited by all the extra bits that we had with it (Many many vouchers). These included massages, swimming, free cocktails (Happy hour whatever the hour !) and a tuk tuk driver at our desposal. Oh yeah and the ancient ruins ... 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