Filling out our visa paperwork with some official help

On the road to Cambodia

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February 28th 2009
Our Saturday travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap consisted of a long and uneventful bus ride, followed by a taxi ride reminiscent of a high-speed car chase, punctuated in the middle by the typical efforts of Cambodian immigration officials to collect a bribe. It made for an interesting day We left our Bangkok hotel around 7:00 am and took a 20-minute taxi ride to the Mochit Bus Terminal. It ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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