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Cambodia : Forgiven but not Forgotten.

October 17th 2017
The kindness of the Cambodian people was apparent when Jenny and I first arrived at Phnom Pen airport ... our pick up had not arrived and as we stood there a guide from another company noticed us maybe looking a bit “ lost ” and he then phoned and arranged a driver to pick us up .... problem solved !! Having lost a night sleep on the journey we had a couple of hours kip then we were off. The h ... read more
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Cambodian Flag 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
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Keeping this travel blog enables me to reflect and record my journeys as well as communicate with my family and friends. I shouldn't be amazed me that complete strangers in this travel community will want to read about what I am up to as they are a great bunch of folk. I have swapped my home and hospitality for many years now and always I have met such wonderful open, generous and friendly people. Travelling alone lots of the time I am never lonely ..there is always the travelblog to keep me company. Planning for future trips and onwards now. Don't let the grass grow under you feet. ... full info
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20th October 2017

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Tragic past - still happy people
I visited Cambodia 20 years ago and I remember that people seemed to be so happy. I know that all of them have either themselves lived through hell or they have close relatives or close friends who have been murdered. Still they seemed to be happier than people seem to be in my own country. Their smiles and their laughs made me happy too. I hope you were also happy when you were there. /Ake

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