Rice paddies

Bangkok to Siem Reap Oct 27th

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October 27th 2009
Up at 4am to catch taxi to bus terminal. Caught gov bus (air conditioned) to border to Cambodia with no problems and it was an uneventful 4 hour ride through lovely Thai countryside. We were only non-Thai people we saw until we got to the border. OK, The Border. What a FUBAR! After leaving bus and catching a tuk-tuk (3 wheeled motocycle transport) towards border, we were diverted by driver to the ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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