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Serious Stuff at S21

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February 16th 2006
Well, after Valentine's Day at the killing fields and shooting at the range we continued in the same heavy vein by visiting S21, also known as Toul Sleng or the Genocide Museum. As the latter indicates this trip is no picinic and I guess its a personal choice whether to go or not. However, like the killing fields, I think that everyone should go to at least come close to understanding the magnitu ... 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