Kampong Thom Market

Siem Reap and Temples of Angkor

---

August 3rd 2008
Sunday 3rd August Our Cambodian trip started in Phnom Penh where we spent a couple of days. I haven't included a blog for this period of time as I really didn't do much. Having been here last year I already did all the tourist things like the Killing Fields, S21 prison camp etc. This was Chris' first time to Phnom Penh so he did all that stuff while I just wandered around the markets and too ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

---

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