Sunset at Independence Beach

Seedy Serendipity and Idyllic IndependenceBeach

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February 27th 2010
Wanting to see the famed Sihanoukville down by the Cambodian coast before it got developed, we headed down on a bus for four hours to see this coastal wonderland....or at least that's what we thought it would be. We arrived in the early evening after the sun had set, so it was hard to get a good idea of what the place was like. However, after a short walk along the first beach we arrived at it ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Sihanoukville

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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