All five towers in sight

Cambodia and the ancient temples of Angkor

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November 16th 2009
GOODBYE KO PHA NGAN!! Luckily, despite the storm, the ferries were still able to run so, on Wed 4 Nov at 6am we caught a bus to the ferry port at Ko Pha Ngan, a two and a half hour ferry back to Surat Thani, and a coach to the airport (11-12.30pm) before hopping on our 1.30pm flight back to Bangkok (nothing like cutting it fine!!) We spent one night back at SamSen Sam before yet another 6am mornin ... 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