Angkor Wat

Siem Reap

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April 2nd 2009
Temples, temples, temples. Siem Reap, Cambodia is stock full of old temples, and much larger, older and more impressive temples than any of the ones we have seen in Thailand or anywhere else. We arrived in Siem Reap rather late in the evening, but we were welcomed by our guide, Superman himself (Professor Vudthy, who escaped from the Khmer Rouge’s Genocide Regime in 1979 after losing a finger ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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