Angkor Thom

Templed Out in Siem Reap

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April 16th 2010
The journey from Vientiane to Siem Reap was fairly trouble free, despite the not quite knowing when to get off the train in Bangkok and a troublesome tuk-tuk driver we had to take us to the Thai-Cambodian border, trying to rip us off at the Cambodian embassy. He insisted we couldn’t get a visa on arrival which we had been told we defiantly could and that we would have to pay an extra $10 to so ... 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