Tomb Raider

You Buy Or I Cry Mister

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September 2nd 2006
Flying in to Phnom Phen we realised that during the monsoon season Cambodia resembles a giant puddle. The land is flat and the rain leaves so much of it flooded. The upside is an abundance of rice and freshwater fish, two of the very few reasons the people here have to be contented. Cambodia is a country with a bleak history of conflict, chaos and extreme cruelty to the ordinary peasants most no ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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