My first visit to the local National Museum....

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April 1st 2016
My first visit to Cambodia was back in 1997, less than a week after the military coup. That was 19 years ago, and that week, they sold 20 tickets per day to Angkor Temples. We had Angkor for ourselves at 3pm! Times were also slightly different. You could not see the sunrise that week, as they would mine the road between Angkor Wat and Siem Reap at night. They, yes, we speak about the former Khmer ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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

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