The palace

Riverside in Phnom Penh

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February 26th 2011
Bus travel in Cambodia is definitely less plush than in Malaysia, and it seems to be a mistake to let the hotel organise anything ever, since you end up with a crappy service at twice the price. Anyway, we bumped along the road south from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh in a minibus which was air conditioned for some of the time. Cambodian road manners are always interesting, the horn seems to mean "do ... read more

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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