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I found this just a little too Spartan for my taste. But everything was very clean and comfortable.

February 21st 2011
Early in February I made a short visa run from Thailand to Phnom Penh, a two day stopover to see some old friends and get out of Thailand for a break. It's a 50 minute/$200 flight from Bangkok, so this is a very viable option for regional travel. Phnom Penh has changed radically since I was there last in the mid-90's when during the last coup it ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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

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I could be described as a flaneur - Dictionary definition: "an intellectual and physical wanderer, observer of life". I travel extensively in Asia, the Middle East and East Africa. My tales, stories and rants here are part fact/part fiction but, I hope, always stimulating and sometimes irritating. PLEASE don't take them too seriously - they are meant to inform but also to amuse and to get under your skin. I hope there's a bit of an "edge" in what I write sometimes. For those that take themselves over-seriously: it's a BLOG! Not "the Truth"... just my weird personal take on... full info

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