Tuk tuk ride

Phnom Penh

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July 30th 2009
Phnom penh was a city of contrasts, and full of stark reminders of the atrocities carried out there so recently, and how far it has come in such a short time. We found a lovely little, very basic guesthouse to stay in, paying $6 a night! Here we discovered the joys of iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk - so good, yet so very bad for you! We spent our first day there at the Royal palace, ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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