Fried Crickets

Landmines and Fried Crickets

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June 11th 2007
Our 1:30 flight to Saigon was cancelled and rescheduled for 6:30, so we had another day in Seim Reap. Jason and I went to the Landmine Museum. Another grim reminder of the sadness here. There are over 4.5 million landmines in Cambodia. The guide at the museum had his leg blown off, lost sight in one eye and lost his wife 8 years ago due to landmines. “You Americans don’t understand war in you ... read more

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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