" Cambodia is a Southeast Asian nation whose landscape spans low-lying plains, the Mekong Delta, mountains & Gulf of Thailand coastline. Phnom Penh, its capital is home to the art deco Central Market, glittering Royal Palace & the National Museum's historical & archaeological exhibits. In the country's northwest are the ruins of Angor Wat, a massive stone temple complex built during the Khmer Empire "
Cambodia formerly Kampuchea, ruled by the Khmer Empire in the 15th century, became a protectorate of France in 1863 & incorporated into French Indochina, under Japanese occupation during the 2nd World War, gained independence from France in 1953 led by Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Vietnam War extended into Cambodia in 1965 & led to US bombing of Cambodia from 1969>1973, Khmer Rouge led by Pol Pot took control of Phnom Penh in 1975, Cambodian genocide from 1975>1979, Angor Wat (900 years old, founded early 12th century, the Mother of All Temples, an UNESCO site), 97% of populace practises Buddhism, minority groups are Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams & 30 hilltribes, French colonisation & influence, greeting with palms together, Khmer language is hard to learn, Cambodian national flag is the only one in the world to feature a building of the Angor Wat Temple complex, typical traditional Khmer food is quite similar to Thai food but less spicy (consisting of a soup, a salad, freshwater fish dish, vegetables & rice), other favourite food are hot noodle soup, rice with pork, rice porridge, bread & coffee etc, for the adventurous traveller, you could do a 4 in 1 overland bus/train trip from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) > Bangkok (Thailand) > Poipet / Phnom Penh (Cambodia) > Ho Chi Minh / Hanoi (Vietnam) & further your visits to other nearby countries ie southern China, Laos & Singapore !
The Top 10 Places to Visit in Cambodia as highlighted in the Cambodia Travel Guide travel video are (I had so far made 3 free & easy visits to Cambodia ie Oct 2006, Jan 2014 & Feb 2018 mainly to Siem Reap, Angor Wat, Tonle Sap Lake & Phnom Penh, flight time from Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh is approx 2hrs):
- Angor Wat
- Phenom Penh
- Tonle Sap Lake
- Prasat Preah Vihear (yet to visit)
- Sambor Prei Kuk (yet to visit)
- Battambang (yet to visit)
- Kampot (yet to visit)
- Koh Rong Sanloem (yet to visit)
- Cambodia National Museum
- Sihanoukville (yet to visit)
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| The only thing about the Good Old Days is they're gone |
" Angor Wat (UNESCO) - the Mother of All Temples " - behind every travel, pictures of my free & easy visits to Cambodia.
1) Angor Wat, Cambodia (Oct 2006 & Feb 2018)
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| Angor Wat, Cambodia (Oct 2006) |
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| Angor Wat, Cambodia (Feb 2018) |
2) Phenom Penh (Jan 2014 & Feb 2018)
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| Phenom Penh, Cambodia (Jan 2014) |
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| Phenom Penh, Cambodia (Feb 2018) |
3) Tonle Sap Lake (Oct 2006 )
4) Cambodia National Museum (Jan 2014)
Yet to Visit & Keep in view (KIV) for future visit !
1) Prasat Preah Vihear, Cambodia
2) Sambor Prei Kuk, Cambodia
3) Battambang, Cambodia
4) Kampot, Cambodia
5) Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia
6) Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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