Advertisement
« previous next »
Thom GAte 4  
   

Thom GAte 4

more guardians
Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor

November 23rd 2010
For starters let me say that we were not in Phnom Pehn or near it when a stampede of people on a newly opened bridge killed 395 and injured 250 people. I don't know what kidn of Khmer news gets around the world but its has "gone viral"over here and everyone is talking about it. Here's the link from the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/22/cambodia-stampede-phnom-penh?intcmp=2 ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

Cambodian Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.086s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 11; qc: 49; dbt: 0.0663s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.2mb