Phnom Penh

Moving Cambodia

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January 27th 2009
'What a contrast to the rather quiet weeks we spend in Laos' - this is what we thought when we arrived in Cambodia last Thursday. From Pakse in south Laos we flew to Siem Reap early in the moning. We wanted to spend our last 6 days with visiting the famous temples of Angkor near Siem Reap and the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh. As you can guess Siem Reap - the closest city to the most of the Angk ... 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