View from Hotel

Weighing One Dollar in Siem Reap

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November 29th 2011
"Do you want to see Angkor Wat in Cambodia? My mother tilted her head. "I've already seen it," she said in Korean. "No, you haven't. What do you mean you've seen it?" "Yes, I did," she said. Wait for iiiiiiiit. "On documentary!" Classic mom moment. Siem Reap I realized too late that passport photos are required to receive a Cambodi ... 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