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Angkor take 2 (on a bike)...just as majestic!

September 11th 2009
First thing, we had to get into Cambodia and travel down and up again to Siem Reap, the closest town to the Angkor Temples. Having walked over the Laos-Cambodian border, we went through quarantine (which was a gazebo) and then to the visa office/hut to purchase our Cambodian visas. (They charge $1 for quarantine and a passport stamp, but this is actually not supposed to be the case and you can fi ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian Flag 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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