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Life on the water

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November 8th 2017
We have left Sean at home with Alexander. Agata has gone to Brussels for a course and we are in Siem Reap for a few days. The temperature, in the late 20s, is very pleasant. Our first venture out was to a floating village on the Tonle Sap Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in the world. We have arrived when the water levels are at their highest and it goes from covering roughly 2700 sq km ... read more

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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