Buddha Park (Vientienne)

Vietienne (Laos) - Sihanoukville (Cambodia)

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January 21st 2009
Our departure from the Laos capital city of Vientienne is nothing short of a scene from an action movie, somewhere in between The Italian Job and Speed! Vientienne Allow us to set the scene: Our nice air con sleeper bus for the 11 hour journey to Paxse is due to leave at 8.30pm and we are due to be collected from our city centre guest house to be taken to the bus at 7.00pm. It ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville

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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