• Cambodia – Angelina & Angkor

    Siem Reap, which is the town near the Angkor ruins site, literally means ‘Defeat of Siam’. A good indication of the understanding Cambodians (Khmer) have with Thailand. The only reason people go there is to visit the (ruins of the) Angkor temples. Angkor was the seat of the mighty Khmer Empire which flourished between the […]

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  • Cambodia – Terror, treasures & thunderstorms

    Phnom Penh’s attractions range from the terrifying and depressing to the very beautiful. The Tuol Sleng museum definitely belongs in the first category: This former school building was transformed by Pol Pot into S-21, a ‘security center’ where he held ‘enemies’ of his regime prisoner, and tortured them before having them murdered at one of […]

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