Manor House Phnom Penh

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Majority of Chams are Sunni Muslims and practised Islam similar to the one in Malaysia.Most live in desolated villages along the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, eking out livelihood as fishermen and farmers.A significant minority are Hindus and Buddish.Most Chams speak their own language but do not have their own written language.

All photos were taken in Haji Yunus's daughter's house, a short distance to the nearby mosque where he works and live.

... big deal right, but, this was four lanes total, two of which oncoming, and we started out on the sidewalk of the oncoming side. The beauty is that one feels entirely safe during this kind of maneuver... just remember what the coaster taught you: "Please keep your hands, arms, feet, and legs inside the vehicle at all times".

Too much writing, not enough eating and drinking. See you in Kampot (near the southern coast... and the beach! and fresh crab!).

... on the day he was arrested gripped me. It was a difficult day.

We had planned to go to the market afterward but instead decided to go back to the hotel. It had been a terribly depressing day; at the same time I think it’s important to understand the history of this country, of its people, of its survival. I look around and think about how everyone my parent’s age lived through that time. I wondered if they took part and ...

... we got off the tuk tuk a hoard of beggars came up to us. A lot with missing arms and legs, or no eyes. It seemed to be an even poorer place than Vietnam but you'd also see so many swish 4x4 cars and mercs around, which you didn't in Vietnam. The wealth seemed to be a lot less well distributed, so far away from Communist ideals.
We ate at the hotel that night, tired from the day, and got ready for our early morning bus journey to Siem Reap the next day.

... Ek. S-21 is like a horror movie. They have left it as is - metal bed frames and instruments of torture beside them. Like all good genocidal maniacs - the Khmer Rouge took before and after photos of all of their victims - it is sick.

Although it is shocking, it is also gratifying to realise that despite this atrocity - the ...

Ken Svey is a resort area with food markets about 45 minutes outside Phnom Penh, although traffic problems can easily extend that to 1 1/2 hours. The road is shocking and very crowded but we had Mr Rich as our tuk-tuk driver taking good care of us. The usual set-up of gazebos over the water surround the lake and you can pay to laze in a boat or go fishing if you want to. The lovely Soriya and I ...

... that maybe it was because of the coconuts!

Back at the hotel we watched a film called the Killing Fields to set us up with some background knowledge before we visited the fields ourselves. I also managed to get a pancake with Nutella yay! We also bumped into one of the girls we had met before, she was upset as her passport had been stolen when she was trying to get a visa for Vietnam - I ...

... sleep at all). We weren't even sure if the critters might be living under the bed. We had seen two different sizes, so we decided it must be a family.

Not one of our better nights. In our paranoia any noise or movement was interpreted as a mouse and resulted in more hoots and uuuunghs. The people next door must have thought we were enjoying ourselves. Oh no we weren't! At first light we checked out and booked a bus to the beach.

... were in the process of collapse, with the back legs half gone, and the people sat there were angled at about a hundred and twenty degrees, staring at the ceiling. A few windows were missing and the interior was filthy. Maybe that's why a lot of passengers opted to sit on the roof.

But the passengers were very friendly and we soon on smiling acquaintance with quite a few of them. In fact, we seemed to be a prime source of their entertainment and, at one point, I counted ...