A bar in Siem Reap

A week in Cambodia...

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January 14th 2010
So I have been here for just over a week now and I am slowly beginning to acclimatise to the poverty and the heat. Everything at the school is going well. I’ll be honest it has to be the most challenging teaching I have ever done. In Cambodia teaching is not regarded in such high stead as it is in the Western world, therefore you do not need to be trained or particularly well educated and 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