Chau Doc

The gateway to Cambodia. We took a private car from Can Tho to Chau Doc because none of the buses were running. Somehow, this guy from a hotel hooked us up with the Can Tho boat tour, the private car ride, and a hotel room in Chau Doc for less than $50!

What a trip!! Floating through Vietnam into Cambodia

January 28th 2009
I made it to Cambodia!! As I've been far too enamored with my surroundings to post anything about Vietnam, I'll have to go back to it with the help of my pictures once I'm back in China. Brief overview: Vietnam smells of incense, smoke, and dirt-- people burn paper money in the streets to pray for wealth and incense burns under every tree and in every family shrine. The cities smell of exhuast-- ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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

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