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Backpacking around the world: Thailand, LAO P.D.R, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Borneo Sarawak, India, Nepal, Turkey, Spain
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Battambang town is at the heart of Cambodiàs "rice bowl", and even though it is the country's second biggest town, it still has a very local, untouristed, provincial atmosphere.
Unlike more touristed towns, the local economy is truly local, based firmly in rice, wood, sapphires and food crops.
The nearby countryside also harbors old pagodas, Angkorian era ruins, caves, waterfalls, and even Khmer Rouge period killing fields.
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