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After Thailand and Angkor Wat we're pretty templed out. But for some reason they still continue to draw us to them!
A Humbling City

November 27th 2006
Everything I heard about Cambodia's capital city was somewhat negative. Nobody said not to go there, but the incredible poverty was always mentioned. I pictured a whole city is ruins. I picured it not to much better than the Kmer Rouge left it 25 years ago. The images in my head were wrong! Well for the most part anyway. It's actually a beautiful city, that comes to life most when the hat is le ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag 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
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