from the roof

Cambodia Part 2

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January 3rd 2009
Now... where was I? Oh yes! The sound of the window opening in the middle of the night. Em started shouting "John! John!" and I jumped up and flipped on the lights and the would-be intruder disappeared into the night. The window which I had previously described as looking out into the underside of an awning actually was just a couple feet from the roof of the kitchen. Whoever it was had manag ... 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