Approaching the island

It doesn't get much better than this

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February 28th 2010
We spent our Sunday at the baray, a man-made reservoir. (In this case, "man-made" means literally that: dug by hand.) I’m not sure of its size; it’s certainly not Lake Champlain, but it’s a good-sized body of water, and it is an excellent place to while away a Sunday afternoon. On at least one edge there is a beach of sorts with palm-thatched structures full of hammocks and a strip of s ... 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