promanade along Mekong river in downtown Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

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December 14th 2010
Well, I have fallen very far behind on this blog. We have run into some internet problems along the way,so not able to post and we have also taken the time to enjoy the journey rather than writing about it. So....Cambodia. Not at all what I expected. I thought this would just be a continuation of Vietnam. Boy was I wrong. The change was evident very shortly after floating across the boarder. ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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