Angkor Wat

The City That Smiles

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October 8th 2010
Siem Reap, the City of Smiles. Whether it’s friendly guesthouse owners, ‘tuk tuk’ drivers, semi clothed children playing in the dirt or landmine amputees with haunted eyes, everyone here had a smile for us. Despite the horrendous recent history of Cambodia, from genocide and landmines to foreign invasions and the dark trade of children in the sex industry, we have arrived in one of the frien ... 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