At the Royal Palace

A city overcoming tragedy

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March 19th 2011
On arrival in Phnom Penh I got in touch with Mr Be*, the moto driver recommended to me by the friend of my uncle I mentioned in the Siem Reap post, and let him know I had arrived at the 'bus station' - more a dusty open patch behind the stadium, and off we went to Okay Guesthouse (review here ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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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