Water festival painting

Cambodia

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August 2nd 2008
Well we made it from Bangkok to Cambodia, flight was uneventful (and given the fact that Qantas have had a couple of plane problems - bangkok airways seems pretty ok with their Airbus 320 - they even fed us on our flight from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh which was only 30 minutes long - hows that for efficiency). We flew into Siem Reap - the only thing there is the Temples of Angkor - but what a thing ... 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