Phnom Penh

Tuol Sleng and the Killing Fields of Phnom Penh

August 22nd 2013
The building had once been a high school. It was in the middle of the city, surrounded by dirty streets and spindly palm trees. Inside the entrance, we regarded the three-storey concrete structure. It did look like a school, we both agreed. Even the grassy area in front of it looked like the place where children would have congregated during their breaks. But, of course, when the Khmer Rouge had t ... 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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My aim was to visit at least 100 countries, and with Brazil, I finally did it. I'm now loitering at 104. Or is it 105, I lose count... Unlike a lot of fellow travellers, I tend to only dip my feet into a country, quite often only staying a day or two before heading off somewhere else. Country numbers 54 and 55 were my first trips alone - something I never thought I'd do. In 2013 I published an e-book entitled The Red Quest, detailing my mission to visit each and every country of the former Soviet Union. Along the way I sa... full info

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