Tomb Raiders

Cambodia in 5 days

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September 20th 2006
From Saigon we took the road quite travelled to Cambodia. I call it a road but it was more a bumpy mud track flanked by marshland. After swerving livestock and helmetless motorists for a couple of hundred miles we arrived at a roadblock where Cambodians try to sell us coke and beers with interesting techniques. A blind guy thrusts his head through the window and sings whilst holding out a coca ... 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