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Killing fields

June 20th 2014
So today, Thursday, it was time to leave PP. We had a 7.30am start and time to meet some new fellow travellers, Phillipa who is heading back to the UK from Oz and Chas and Becky who are two girls just in from Vietnam. Our first port of call was S-21 prison and torture centre. This was previously a school but when Pol Pot came to power he closed all schools and hospitals etc down. He made t ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

Cambodian Flag 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
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