Angkor Wat

Shosh turns 23 at Angkor Wat

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July 4th 2008
We were a bit hesitant about taking ANOTHER 12 hour bus ride but it was actually really cool driving through Cambodia to Siem Reap. Cambodia is definitley much more rural and less developed than the areas of Vietnam that we visited which was a relief after the insanity of Ho Chi Minh City. The land in Cambodia is unending and so green and beautiful! The houses are all on stilts to keep them dry an ... 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