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Terrace of Elephants at Angkor Thom
Can you see the elephant? There were elephant images all over the wall surrounding this temple and real elephants wandering around which you could ride between the temples and monuments. The Lonely Planet advised us not to ride them because they tend to be mistreated by their handlers (so sad) but seeing them brought back many happy childhood memories of riding through Thai jungles bouncing around in an orange crate with Megan on top of an elephant.
Angkor Wat
August 29th 2006 We took a short flight on August 27th from Bangkok to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We originally thought we'd take a bus across the Thai border but we found a cheap flight and this way we had most of Sunday in Bangkok instead of spending it all on the road. We flew Bangkok Air ("Asia's boutique airline") and even though the flight was just an hour they managed to bring around hot towels, beer, and a qui
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
