The Lake at Sunset

Phnom Penn

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November 8th 2006
Was sad to leave the guesthouse in Kratie, nice friendly old place with plenty of pleasant people. The bus ride down toward Phnom Penn was uneventfull and comftable enough. Beacause of a festival in town though the bus had to stop in a field miles out of town, a well recommended guest house was supposed to be there to pick me up with my name on a bit of paper, not to my immense surprise they wer ... 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