Monthly Archives: November 2011

Banteay Chamaar (Citadel of the Cat) is in north-western Cambodia, about 170 kilometres from Siem Reap. From Siem Reap you head west on the well-made National Road 6, the major road from Cambodia to Thailand, through the market town of … Continue reading →

The Angkor kingdom ruled what is now Cambodia, southern Vietnam and parts of Thailand from the 9th to the 14th centuries. The capital is believed to have spread over 1000 square kilometres around what is now Siem Reap. It had … Continue reading →