A wedding in Cambodia

A short stop in Cambodia and a long bus journey

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November 5th 2008
Monday 3rd November - We left Saigon for Cambodia on the Monday morning. Another border crossing as we left Vietnam. It was relatively pain free as the authorities took and filled in your passport for you, whilst dropping you somewhere to eat as you waited. If only all crossings could be as accomodating. We arrived in Phnom Penh in the early evening. Paul has a few malaria tablets left and ... 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