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Cambodia
 Cambodia ... almost 15 million people, with Phnom Penh being the capital city. Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between the eleventh and fourteenth centuries. The country shares a border with Thailand to its west and northwest, with Laos to its northeast, and with Vietnam to its east and southeast. In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong river (colloquial Khmer: Tonle Thom or "the great river") and the Tonlé Sap ("the fresh water lake"), an important source of fish. The low geography of Cambodia's fertile areas means much of the country sits nearly below sea level, and consequently the Tonle Sap River reverses its water flow in the wet season, carrying water from the Mekong back into the Tonle Sap Lake and surrounding flood plain.Newest Review: ... trip and you may find yourself sharing your seat with a chicken. I spent about five or six days here in Cambodia's premier beach resort, it is pleasant but does not remotely match up to the beaches of Thailand. When I was there it was still relatively quiet and undiscovered and I found that most of my fellow visitors were backpackers, with plenty of time on their hands, but there were not ... more ... many "normal" holidaymakers.
There are various different bars along the long beach providing the sun loungers and refreshments during the day. I had a couple of favourites that I went to most often. As it was not a very busy place, it wa...more |
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A bus stop in Cambodia (2595 words)
by Cat19 - written on 15.05.08 (Very useful, 142 readings)
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Towards the end of 2004, I decided to take a short break from the rat race in order to go travelling. I chose Asia as there were several countries I wanted to see, because I thought it would be fairly safe for a lone female traveller and because the weather was quite good that time of year, September to December. After a couple of months in China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, I headed for Cambodia Getting there and getting around~~ I had travelled south through Vietnam, which meant it was a very quick (40 minute) flight from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. Unfortunately you cannot fly directly to Cambodia from ...
Under Cambodian Skies (3100 words)
by nickyturnill - written on 24.10.05 (Very useful, 148 readings)
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In February 2003 I spend two weeks in Cambodia with my partner during a trip overland between Bangkok in Thailand and and Beijing in China. I was scared of going to Cambodia... scared of a country so recently torn apart by war, scared of landmines and malaria....I only agreed to go because Paul desperately wanted to.... However I can honestly say that I had a fabulous time. Despite its disruptive and shocking history Cambodia is a fascinating and altogether exceptionally hospitable country and I would love to return. Facts about Cambodia ************************************************************** The Kingdom of Cambodia is a small country ...
Cambodia: A real mixture... (878 words)
by RowanH - written on 26.10.01 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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This summer I managed to fulfil a dream and go to Angkor. My mother and I have always talked about going so getting there first was also a plus! Our trip started out from Khao San Road in Bangkok where we had bought a ticket for the journey over the Thai border to Siem Reap. We had decided to get our visas for Cambodia in advance from the consulate in Bangkok. This involved two sets of queuing as you have to leave your passport and details with them overnight to get the visa, which cost about 25 US dollars. We found that a number of people on our coach hadn’t bought the visa in advance and were able to do so on the border, but apparently this is not ...
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