The Street On Which Our Guesthouse Lay

Phnom Penh Part 3

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January 19th 2007
Up at 5am to catch the bus to Phnom Penh. After catching motos into town we found we were standing in front of the same sad little bus we had arrived on. We made sure to get different seats, which ended up making little difference. The journey was as bad as the first time to Kratie and then our driver decided not to take the newly paved road to Phnom Penh which has a toll. Instead we took a variet ... 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