Bayon Temple

Cambodia

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June 19th 2010
Cambodia - May 21st - 25th, 2010 When leaving Saigon, we boarded an air conditioned bus for the 8 hour journey to Phnom Penh , the capitol of Cambodia. All was good for the first 3 hours as the bus was nearly empty and we could sprawl out. Shortly after crossing the border, the AC stopped working. Since it was an AC bus, the windows did not open, so for the last 5 hours of the trip we w ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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