Cambodian road at the border

Phnom Penh

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February 6th 2010
We took the bus from Ho Chi Minh to Phnom Penh and the border crossing was slightly more organised than the China-Vietnam one! The journey seemed to take forever though due to the driver stopping randomly every five minutes to open and shut the luggage hold. Our first impressions of Cambodia were mixed. It was certainly very interesting and you could clearly see differences between there and Vi ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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