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Sisowath Quay, in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, is emerging as one of the world's great boulevards |
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Call it the peace dividend: the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire now teems with tourists. Here are some tips for getting the best from one of Asia’s great monuments - and a different way to get there from Phnom Penh, the capital. |
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Phnom Penh tour guide Bun Nguon knows every step of the bone-shaking road journey from the capital up Route 5 to Battambang: from the Khmer Rouge labour camps of the Cardamom Mountains he trudged 400 kilometres home and pick up the pieces of his life. |
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The staging of the first-ever international golf tournament in Cambodia in late November 2007 put the sporting spotlight on a nation that’s never been associated with the great game. |
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During its pre 1970 glory days Phnom Penh was known as the Paris of Asia. The moniker is still deserved. |
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In 1860, French naturalist Henri Mouhot was trudging through the steamy jungles of Indochina in search of rare orchids. He found something far more exceptional. |
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The day begins early for those saffron-robed legionaries... |
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