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Phnom Penh

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November 19th 2014
My sticky body eventually makes it out of the National Museum. I then decide to make my way towards the Silver Pagoda and the Royal Palace, mainly because they are very large appearing on my tourist map. Unfortunately, things are completely unmarked in PP, and I keep entering a lot of other large temples and monuments, none of which are actually my intended destination. It's unclear to me the crit ... 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