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Temples of Angkor

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February 18th 2007
Considering how we were once fit, young soldiers, we thought that visiting the temples by bicycle would be a piece of cake. Well, it's not as we found out. To give you a rough idea of how much mileage we covered in 2 days (at LEAST 50km), it is about an hour by bicycle each way from our guesthouse, and from temple to temple it's anywhere from 4 to 10km. Cycling is a great way to see the temples as ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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