Traditional house in village

Kratie

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July 4th 2008
Day 6 After our long bus journey yesterday we wanted to have a leisurely time today. We luckily had selected a new guest hostel opposite the Mekong near the bus stop after running the gauntlet of the inevitable touts. We seem to have selected the best place in town at $5 a night. U Hong II. New and clean. The host has been working in the tourism business in this relatively remote town for five y ... 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