Mekong ferry

Seeing Rouge in Phnom Penh

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December 1st 2008
On November 26, we finally left Vietnam. After a low-security Visa approval process and a quick lunch at the Cambodian border crossing, we got back on the bus and headed for Phnom Penh. As we drove through the watery countryside and into the dustbowl of a capital city, I was immediately consumed with Vietnam-Cambodia comparisons. The conical hat had been replaced by the krama, a checkered sc ... 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