New Bridge Over Mekong

Travel Day to Phnom Penh

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November 8th 2015
Geo: 11.5542, 104.926Our hotel suggested we take an international bus rather than fly. It was not the best idea due to traffic in Ho Chi Minh City, at least an hour crossing the border and the roadwork in Phnom Penh. Interesting to see the countryside but the 5.5 hour trip ended up being 8 hours of start and stop and blaring horns.Near the end of the day one of the motorbikes tried to pass the ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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