Cambodia - Siem Reap 021

Cambodia - Phnom Penh and Siem Reap

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September 29th 2011
A couple of hours by bus and we reached the Cambodian border. Usual rigmarole and queues, fingerprinting and photographing, as well as temperature taking (I thought they were shooting me!!) before we were allowed to go through.!!) before we were allowed to go through. First impressions of Cambodia – much poorer than Vietnam, a lot of flooding, rice fields, houses on stilts, white cows! We crosse ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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