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Sihanoukville

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July 7th 2009
Sihannoukville is Cambodia’s premier beach resort, named for the notorious Prince / King / Former President Sihannouk, who after an extremely colourful career is now living in exile in China. An NGO worker in Phnom Penh described it as ‘like the Costa Del Sol but with paedophiles’. And yet still I came. Not sure why, morbid curiosity probably. I didn’t really know what to make of the place ... 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