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Phnom Penh day 2 (killing fields and S21)

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May 24th 2007
Got up at 9:00 and had breakfast. Then managed to organise for a Moto driver take me to the Killing fields outside of town then to S21. It was a nice sunny day but by late morning it was already about 28degrees. On the ride down you learn that Phnom Penh is a stew of wealth and poverty. You're riding through colonial building with cloths boutiques on the ground floor one minute then shanty tow ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more