Phnom Penh

Ferry 'cross the Mekong

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June 13th 2009
Our border crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia was possibly the smoothest part of our journey to date. Having decided to get a coach from HCM City to the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh, we were driven to the border in a 52 seater coach containing only 10 people (including ourselves). The Cambodian transport company even gave us bottled water for the journey and cold towels to refresh ourselves ... read more

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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