River scene Chau Doc

Phnom Penh

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December 12th 2013
After spending night at Victoria Hotel in Chau Doc (5star hotel - very nice), we travelled by speed boat up the Mekong River to the border with Cambodia. We had to disembark for customs out of Vietnam, then back on boat for another 5 minutes, before getting off again to go through Cambodia immigration post. Saw how people live along the river - fishing and using the water for the rice crops. Ar ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » East

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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