Boat Ride

Battambang and the Bamboo Train

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February 27th 2011
We arrived in Battambang in the evening after a 5 hour bus ride from Phnom Penh, we were the only westerner's on the bus and it was our first local bus ride. We managed to score a mean deal at the Lux Guesthoue $10 a night and the room was up to hotel standards. Battambang is Cambodia's third largest town but it is really quite small so we only planned to stay for two nights. The next mornin ... 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