Foreign Correspondent Club,

Cambodia

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June 29th 2011
Cambodia, our 4th and last country on this Indochina leg of our trip, is a country of extreme contrasts. It shares similar history with the adjoining countries involving wars over borders and conquests. In fact, until the 14th century, Cambodia’s Khmer rulers were the strongest rulers of large parts of both Thailand, Laos and Vietnam as well. Today is a different story of a country hosting bo ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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