Siem Reap, Cambodia: Today we are off to the city of Siem Reap to visit the nearby temple city of Angkor Wat. The travel is actually pretty easy as it is only an hour plane ride. We took a short walk around the area and visited the park we saw in the dark last night.…
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia: To characterize this morning as being depressing would be a monumental understatement. We started our day with a visit to Tuol Sleng, a notorious torture center used by the Khmer Rouge during the reign of Pol Pot. Also known as S-21, this building complex used to be a secondary school. In total,…
Read more Tuol Sleng and Cambodia National Museum: Week 11 / Day 68 / March 19
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: We started our day with breakfast at the hotel. The breakfast area is up on the roof of the hotel where there is also a swimming pool (we went for a swim late last night to cool off before going to bed). The breakfast spread was quite good and had some fruits…
Phnom Penh, Cambodia: Linda and I met up in the Hong Kong airport after our respective arrivals from Boston and Sydney. We had to spend a few hours on our layover and then travelled on to Phnom Penh. Arriving in Phnom Penh, it was every bit as hot as Bangkok was when I left. We…
