Tonle Sap Lake

My body will not be the same!!

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December 23rd 2006
Fri 8th: Time to leave Siem Reap for Battembang across Tonle Sap Lake. A short bus ride to the floating fishing village of Chong Kneas to board our boat for the journey....and what a boat!! No more than 2 metres wide with seats running lengthways, to accommodate 12 tourists, 2 locals and all our backpacks. The backpacks were securely (!?*!??) stored up the back behind the driver who, by the wa ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Kampot

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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