the open road

Running Cambodia day one

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January 28th 2010
January 28 Awake long before necessary and reality started to set in. Bags all packed and the excess left the night before with HC for safe keeping, we could only just wait for our ride to Angkor Wat..... We arrived in front of Angkor Wat and gathered on the walkway while Paul and Mr Slim spread out the banner describing our journey. Cambodian and tourist alike, looked at the banner and then ... 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