boat to Siem Reap

Kratie to Angkor

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July 7th 2008
Day 8 Last Saturday we took the 7am bus back to Phnom Penh where we collected our left luggage, stayed the night only to take off on Sunday morning on yet another long bus ride. This time 5 hours to Battembang. This was a very prosperous looking colonial style town. We stayed in another lovely big old Chinese hotel. Three beds in a room...fan , balcony on the top floor for $10 total. Then thi ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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