Remembering Year Zero Photo 20

A reminder at Choeung Ek

January 14th 2010
Phnom Penh. The city that everybody pronounces differently, a city with a chequered past and a place known for little aside from mass genocide. Not a great thing to be known for, but for better or worse, this is where people come to learn about the attrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. At a time when neighbouring Vietnam was coming to the end of its bloody civil war, Cambodia (then Kampuchea) ... 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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Jonathan Smith

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I work as a town planner in London, and have always enjoyed travelling. I also love photography, and in June 2009 I decided to take a year off work to travel the globe. This blog recounts that trip. I left London on the 14th June 2009. My trip divided roughly into four legs. The first is in Africa, from Kenya to South Africa, starting in June and finishing at the end of September. I then flew to Mumbai, for a three month trip through Central Asia taking in India, Nepal and Tibet. Next up was Southeast Asia, where I travelled through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, arriving in Sin... full info

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