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Phnom Penh

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July 17th 2008
Wow! Cambodia is a fascinating place! It is markedly poorer is many respects to Vietnam. Driving across the boarder and passing through towns with kids begging who have no shoes or clothes is really shocking to see. There really is a short -term attitude here to the future after the Khmer Rouge, people empty there bins straight out into the street on there own doorsteps so there is rubbish eve ... 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