South gate entrance to Angkor Thom

Cambodian adventures

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January 20th 2007
19th January - 3rd February 2007 What a journey!! We took the ferry in Thailand from Koh Tao to Chumpon, 4 hours, before catching the night train to Bangkok, another 10 ish hours. From Bangkok we took another train to Aranya Prathet, another 6 hours!! From here we then took a tuk-tuk to Poipet, only 5 minutes to the Cambodian Border. After walking for half an hour down the road in Cambodia ... 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