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September 9th 2009
Journey From my journal on September 9: "Going home in nine days. Actually, I'm leaving Bangkok in eight. I'm on the six hour bus ride from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, growing steadily angrier at the bus driver's liberal use of the horn. On either side, Cambodian rice paddies, farms and villages stream by. Most of the wooden houses sit on stilts, raised maybe 3 to 6 feet ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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