Tag: Phnom Penh
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Cambodia – Day Three – Let’s Play Chicken
“I dislike feeling at home when I am abroad.” -George Bernard Shaw This is the day we had to say goodbye to Siem Reap, and to our nicest of hosts at Siem Reap Rooms. Seriously, they were so nice. Despite their sadness, they helped us arrange a ride from Siem Reap to Cambodia’s capital, Phnom…
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Cambodia – Day Four – Phnom Penh & Khmer Rouge
“Cities were always like people, showing their varying personalities to the traveler. Depending on the city and on the traveler, there might begin a mutual love or dislike, friendship, or enmity. Where one city will rise a certain individual to glory, it will destroy another who is not suited to its personality. Only through travel…
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Cambodia – Day Five – Phnom Penh Palaces
Our last day in Phnom Penh we decided to make it over to the Royal Palace. Built in the 1860s, it has served as the seat of the King of Cambodia since. It is a complex of buildings and below are a few of the photos I took while wandering the grounds. No photos are…