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GENERAL INDEX<br />

AARP, 43, 204<br />

Accommodations. See also<br />

Accommodations Index<br />

best, 4, 6<br />

AIDS, 41<br />

Airport (Sihanoukville), 164<br />

Air travel<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>, 33, 35<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 196, 198<br />

All Lao Services (Luang<br />

Prabang), 258<br />

All Lao Travel Service (Luang<br />

Prabang), 282<br />

Ambre (Phnom Penh), 87<br />

American Express, 91, 239<br />

Amret Spa (Phnom Penh), 85<br />

Angkor Balloon, 119<br />

Angkor National Museum<br />

(Siem Reap), 124<br />

Angkor Night Market, 128<br />

Angkor Thom, 116<br />

Angkor Village (Siem Reap),<br />

12, 93, 131<br />

dance performances, 129<br />

guidelines for visiting, 113<br />

sunrises and sunsets, 119<br />

temple complex, 112–121<br />

Angkor Wat, 7, 93, 113–114.<br />

See also Siem Reap<br />

Angkor What? (Siem Reap),<br />

128<br />

Apsara Dance, 131<br />

Apsara Faces (Angkor), 116<br />

Architecture<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>n, 21–23, 86<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 186–187<br />

Area codes<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>, 321<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 322<br />

Army Day (<strong>Laos</strong>), 193<br />

Art<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>, 23<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 187<br />

Asasax Art Gallery (Phnom<br />

Penh), 87<br />

INDEX<br />

See also Accommodations and Restaurant indexes, below.<br />

Asian Adventures, 48<br />

ATMs (automated-teller<br />

machines), <strong>Laos</strong>, 202<br />

Bakeng Hill (Angkor), 114<br />

Bamboo Train (Battambang),<br />

143<br />

Banlung, 148<br />

Ban Phanom Weaving<br />

Village, 280<br />

Banteay Kdei (Angkor), 121<br />

Banteay Srei, 121–122<br />

Baphuon (Angkor), 118<br />

Battambang, 3, 133–145<br />

accommodations, 138–140<br />

arriving in, 133–134<br />

ATMs, 137<br />

attractions, 142–144<br />

banks and currency<br />

exchange, 137<br />

business hours, 137<br />

doctors and hospitals, 137<br />

food stalls, 142<br />

getting around, 136–137<br />

Internet access, 137<br />

nightlife, 144–145<br />

post <strong>of</strong>fice, 137<br />

restaurants, 140–142<br />

shopping, 144<br />

tourist information, 137<br />

traveling to, 134, 136<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bayon (Angkor), 116<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bayon (Siem Reap), 7<br />

Bazar (Phnom Penh), 87<br />

Beng Melea, 122<br />

Beyond (Angkor), 126<br />

Biking, <strong>Laos</strong>, 201, 207<br />

Birthday <strong>of</strong> the Former<br />

Queen (<strong>Cambodia</strong>), 30<br />

Birthday <strong>of</strong> the King<br />

(<strong>Cambodia</strong>), 30<br />

Birthday <strong>of</strong> the King Father<br />

(<strong>Cambodia</strong>), 31<br />

Bliss (Phnom Penh), 87<br />

Blissful Guesthouse (Kampot),<br />

bar at, 172<br />

Blue 7 Massage (Phnom<br />

Penh), 85<br />

Boat travel<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>, 35, 37<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 199, 200<br />

Phnom Penh, 60–61<br />

Sangker River (Battambang),<br />

144<br />

Siem Reap, 94<br />

Sihanoukville, 162<br />

Body Tune Spa (Siem Reap),<br />

125<br />

Bokor Mountain, 172<br />

Bokor Palace Casino and<br />

Resort (Kampot), 172–173<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bolaven Plateau, 319–320<br />

Bonkors (Kampot), 172<br />

Bonn Chroat Preah Nongkoal<br />

(Royal Plowing<br />

Ceremony), 30<br />

Bonn Pchum Ben<br />

(<strong>Cambodia</strong>), 31<br />

Books, recommended<br />

<strong>Cambodia</strong>, 25<br />

<strong>Laos</strong>, 189<br />

Boom-Boom Records<br />

(Sihanoukville), 163<br />

Boom Boom Room (Phnom<br />

Penh), 87–88<br />

Bopha Penh Titanic Restaurant<br />

(Phnom Penh), 90<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bor Phen Nyang<br />

(Vientiane), 237–238<br />

Boun Bang Fai (Rocket<br />

Festival), 193–194<br />

Boun Khao Chi (<strong>Laos</strong>), 193<br />

Boun Khao Phansa (<strong>Laos</strong>), 194<br />

Boun Khao Salak (<strong>Laos</strong>), 194<br />

Boun Khoun Khao (<strong>Laos</strong>), 193<br />

Boun Makha Bousa (<strong>Laos</strong>), 193<br />

Boun Pha Vet (<strong>Laos</strong>), 193<br />

Boun Pi Mai (Lao New Year),<br />

193<br />

Boun That Louang (That<br />

Luang Festival; <strong>Laos</strong>), 194<br />

Boun Visakha Bousa (<strong>Laos</strong>),<br />

194<br />

Bousra Waterfall, 151

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