Killing Fields

Cambodia

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February 7th 2010
We fly from Bangkok to Phnom Penh instead of Siem Reap (because we left it so late to book our flight the prices had gone up to £200 to Siem reap or £40 to Phnom Penh). SO our journey through Cambodia involves a bit of back tracking. Phnom Penh was a big change from Thailand, it is not developed as a tourist town yet, our first impression is that it is a bit dirty and quite noisy. We had pre bo ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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