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The tourist town of Siem Reap. Our last Cambodian stop.

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July 26th 2006
After a lazy morning we had a walk around the town. First impressions is that it's a nice town. Very different to the other places we had been to in Cambodia. You could see that tourism had been good for business. The buildings were much nicer and there were a lot of restaurants, bars and of course tuk tuks! The down side to having lots of tourists means there are also a lot of beggers, namely chi ... 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