a border dispute heats up: thailand, cambodia and a unesco site
Border disputes are quite common these days. Some disputes involve strategic islands or territories, others ancestral homelands, and still others water or resource rights.
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everything in cambodia costs one dollar
While navigating the streets of various Cambodian towns, certain themes develop. One is the ubiquitous question of "would you like Tuk Tuk?" Another involves...
mr. that’s [not so] wild ride
Mr. That (pronounced “tat”) was my Tuk-Tuk driver during my days exploring Angkor Wat from Siem Reap, Cambodia. The Tuk-Tuk is such a common...
the royal palace at phnom penh
Phnom Penh is a bustling city of 2.3 million on the banks of the Mekong river. It became the capital of Cambodia in the...
angkor thom: angkor wat’s impressive brother
Angkor Wat is a name that conjures up images of temples in the jungle and of Lara Croft in her best Tomb Raider finery....