Ankor Wat during the day

Temples, thongs and tears

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January 16th 2011
We decided to become 'flash packers' and fly from Vientiene to Siem Reap. This was always on our itinerary to do and we were intending to have a bit of a change of pace in Cambodia. Less beer and more history. I had started to prepare myself for his leg of the trip by reading 'First They Killed My Father' which is a biography of a girl growing up during the Khmer Rouge regime. The book was qui ... 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