4 February 2003 - 13 February 2003
My first experiences of Cambodia were not good. I left Lao, handed my 60c bottle of Vietnamese vodka that I had carted round in my bag since Dien Bien Phu (5 weeks earlier) to the grateful Lao border guards, slyly avoiding the $5 "border charge" (which doesn't exist of course - it goes straight to the pocket of the guards themselves). This was fine for me though.
Unfortunately the speedboat Mafia are deplorable at Voen Kham. Maintaining a monopoly through a means I am unsure of
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Taxi for 8?
Mind the gearstick..In an attempt to get as many passengers inside his...
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Firetrap Market
Phnom Penh is home to many of these large, sprawling and brilliant...
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Tragedies of Humanity
The glass encased memorial stupa holds 8,000 skulls of 17,000 victims...
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Mass Graves at the Killing Fields
There are some 129 communal graves at Choeung Ek, of which 43 have been left...
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4 legs for the price of 8!
A street seller in central Cambodia plies her wares. In this case some rather...
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The Snake Bridge
Preah Khan at Angkor has this stunning bridge crossing the moat at its entry...
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Preah Khan
Preah Khan is one of the underrated attractions of the Angkor complex at Siem...
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Nature survives
Amazingly, this tree has sprouted from the top of a wall at Preah...
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The original Olympic-sized pool
Preah Neak Paen is home to large ancient bath ruins, the playground of kings.
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Tree Hugging Cities
A tree embraces the southern gate entrance to Preah Neak Paen.
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Pre Rup
Reconstruction is ongoing at Angkor but doesn't ruin the...
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Ta Prohm
Well known, and perhaps the most photographed of Angkor sites, is Ta...
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Treebeard waltzes into Isengard
Ta Prohm once more.
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Tree-dwellers pose for rare photo-op
Okay they don't live at Ta Prohm, but near enough. Angkor...
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Ta Keo
More elaborate structures at Angkor.
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The Victory Gate
On entrance to the massive Bayon complex stands guard an image of...
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The Bayon
Get the feeling you're being watched?
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The rock-god was a keen jump-roper
Smiling Shiva at the Bayon.
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Kids will play anywhere
Even under the gaze of the elephants on the wall at the Terrace of the...
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Angkor Wat
An almost Roman-style bath at Angkor Wat.
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Angkor Wat
The gargantuan tiers and pinnacles of Angkor Wat.
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Out for an evening stroll
Two monks on the far side of the Angkor Wat complex. I was fortunate...
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Bums Away!
The steep nature of the steps of Angkor Wat make the climb a slightly arduous...
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The centrepiece
This is the central pinnacle of Angkor Wat.
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The Bakong
East of Siem Reap, rather than north like Angkor, lies the Roluous...
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