Victory Beach

Sihanoukville

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February 17th 2009
Polly: After a rather arduous (and slightly hungover) twelve hour bus trip from Siem Reap, via Phnom Penh, we arrived at the centre of Sihanoukville just after dark. By now we were prepared for the familiar hordes of tuk-tuk drivers and hotel touts, so we got our luggage, and then selected one tuk-tuk driver to deal with. We were still followed by another ten or so, vying for business, until ... 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