31/10/10 13:59 Filed in:
Angkor ThomThe Terrace of the Elephants is part of the walled city of Angkor Thom, temple ruin in Cambodia. The terrace was used by Angkor's king Jayavarman VII as a platform from which to view his victorious returning army.
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31/10/10 12:40 Filed in:
Siem Reap TownThis stall is in the Old Market itself, or rather on the outer edge as the inside is pretty dark. I am not sure what kind of meat they are selling in this shop, I assume it is mostly beef and pork.
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27/10/10 15:54 Filed in:
Remote Angkor TemplesKoh Ker is an Angkorian site in northern Cambodia. 100 km northeast of Angkor itself, it was briefly the capital of the Khmer empire between 928 and 944 under king Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavarman II.
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27/10/10 13:51 Filed in:
Tonle Sap LakeKampong Phluk is a commune and village in Siem Reap Province in northern-central Cambodia. It is a floating village on the Tonle Sap. The name means "harbor of the tusks".
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Kbal Spean ("Bridge Head") is an Angkorian era site on the southwest slopes of the Kulen Hills in Cambodia, 25 km from the main Angkor group. It is commonly known as the valley of a 1000 Lingas.
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26/10/10 22:24 Filed in:
Traveling to Angkor WatHow do I get from Bangkok to Angkor Wat? That is the question most often asked in the Guest Houses of Kaosan Road and Travel Agencies throughout the city of Bangkok.
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