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Angkor Wat

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December 14th 2008
Yesterday we asked our tuk-tuk driver to pick us up at 7:30 am, so we were forced to have a relatively early start to the day. Purists would insist on seeing Angkor Wat at sunrise, but traveling with a teenager you have to make some modification. As we headed through the town in the open air tuk-tuk, I realized that we forgot to bring our small penguin mascot with us, which we are trying to take ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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