Boat

Boat to Battambang

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February 8th 2010
It was another early start, this time a 6am pickup for 7am boat departure...in reality we were picked up at 7.45am and the boat departed at 8.50am so we could have had another 45 minutes in bed!! We decided to take the boat instead of the bus as we wanted to see the rural river way of life for the Cambodians, even though it would take 6 hours instead of 4 hours (on the bus). The boat was narrow ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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