Yeak Laom Volcanic Lake

Cambodia - Finding Myself Unable To Leave

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April 2nd 2009
Hello all from Ratanakiri Province in Eastern Cambodia, I was on the fantastically long bus journey up north from Phnom Penh to the Laos border, but something kept irritating me. When we stopped halfway in Kratie I had packed my day-pack and was ready to jump off the bus but I relented. On eventual arrival in the border town, Stung Treng where 3 three major rivers converge everyone knew everyo ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Ratanakiri

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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