Ronan And The Luxury Coach

Siem Reap

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January 3rd 2007
We were up at 6am to get our surprisingly snazzy new minibus to the Cambodian border. We stopped about 20km short of the border to sort out visas and have a bit of lunch. From there we were dropped at the Thai border which we got through fairly quickly. The Cambodian border however was not quite so efficient and lots of folks opted for bribes to speed the process up. We were then loaded onto a fa ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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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