Phenom Penh

PHNOM PENH

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April 2nd 2011
Tuesday 8th March Narith is waiting for us as promised and he speeds us off on his tuk tuk towards the Ankor Watt Museum, a temple styled building which holds many artifacts and treasures uncovered from the Ankor region in the North of Cambodia. Theres beggars loitering around the entrance and we just about got past without to much fuss as they are quite persistent. We walked around ... 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