Battambang

Boats, Bikes and Bamboo trains

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September 7th 2006
We have arrived safely this afternoon to wonderful ol' Battambang (sounds sort of Aboriginal if you say it fast enough) in an effort to escape the terrors of Siem Reap (albeit exciting as they were) we used the excuse that Mont needed to see the "real" country side of Cambodia. Cristopher had headed off the day earlier and we traced his footsteps in boarding the 6 hour boat trip (felt a lot mor ... 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