From the bus window

Out and about in the Countryside

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December 27th 2016
Geo: 12.4924, 106.025Yesterday we left Phnom Penh bright and early and headed north. The first stop was Skuon, the spider centre. Actually it was just a market that sold fried spiders, cockroaches, scorpions, and other creepie crawlies - what a shame I had decided to turn vegetarian for the day. I couldn't even bring myself to hold a tarantula and was quite happy to be back on the bus and ou ... 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