Sihanoukville - lazy days on the beach with the girls

I Heart Cambodia

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February 20th 2010
BOS TARET Fila, our Cambodian group leader took us to his parents village, some 40 miles from Siem Reap. After having only visited the tourist town of Siem Reap this was a completely different world and the real Cambodia that I had expected to see. The village is very poor, with majority of the families surviving on $1 or less a day. Most families have around 6 - 8 children to feed and with ... read more

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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