Choeung Ek Story

August 5th 2007
Welcome to Year 32...which is what it would be if it were up to the notorious Cambodian leader, Pol Pot. When the Khmer Rouge took power in Cambodia on 17th April 1975, he declared that to be Year Zero, marched everyone out of Phnom Penh, abolished religion, closed schools & hospitals, eliminated currency, and began to eliminate countless (some accounts are in the millions... ... 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

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Going Global

I left Chicago heading west in the beginning of April '07 and continued going west until March 1st, 2008 when I returned to Chicago having confirmed that the world is indeed round. The stops along the way - Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, India, and Tanzania. As of March, 2008, I retired my backpack and posted my final entry about this journey. All the entries are still there for your reading enjoyment. Remember, the entries are shown newest to oldest. Cheers! ---------------------------------------------------- Explore.Dream.Discover... ... full info

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