Angkor Wat

All Smiles in Cambodia

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October 8th 2014
Ninety minutes after leaving the hustle and bustle of Bangkok we were in Cambodia. What a contrast. First job was to get a visa. Easy, go to a desk at the airport, hand over completed form, passport and 20$. Immigration officer number one takes that from you, then stuff move down a line of officers, each doing something as part of the process. Officer number ten gets the passport with visa stuck i ... read more

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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