Pailin Hotel Phnom Penh

... rendition of 1984. And this holocaust was much more inclusive (slightly educated? dead. teacher? dead. artist? dead. sick/infirm? dead.). In the five short years that the Khmer Rouge was in control of the "Democratic" State of Kampuchea, an estimated 2 million people were killed (over one quarter of the 7 million population) without the slightest dignity, and enshrouded in so much deception and many lies that families still don't know who survived today.<br><br>First ...

... room that showed the 14 victims that were found dead and chained to beds when the place was liberated by the UFNSK. They are now buried outside of the one of the buildings. Barbed wire was set around the balconies of the top floors to prevent suicide attempts. As I looked out over the double row of barbed wire fence, I grasped the bars of the window in one of the rooms, and tried to think what it must have been like to have sat in here with this being my one and last view of the outside ...

... from former<br>guards accounts there are many more. Walking through the grounds &#8211;<br>there is beauty there: lush green fields, butterflies &#8211; but there<br>are also signs of killing &#8211; shallow mounds and sunken earth where<br>you can tell something &#8211; some people were buried there. There is<br>also the chilling sight of seeing a large glass tower which displays<br>8000+ skulls of victims found here. Reeling from the pictures and<br>accounts of how people were ...

... and S-21, read and learned a little of the Khmer Rouge, the plight of your common Cambodian, and when Finola stumbled accross a leaflet advertising vaccancies for volunteers at a local NGO: the Save poor Children in Asia Organisation (SCAO), we decided to give them a visit and spend some time doing some good! They needed native English speakers to teach children the language, and offered us the chance to live, eat and sleep at the orphange during our stay. We contacted the manager ...

Ore 6.30 am, si parte, stiamo lasciando il mitico Vietnam. Arrivati a Moc Bai (cittadina sul confine), sbrighiamo velocemente le formalita' per l'ingresso in Cambogia. Percorriamo qualche decina di chilometro e ci fermiamo per oltrepassare con un traghetto il Mekong che scorre vicino al confine di queste due nazioni. Nelláttesa, scendiamo dal bus per sgranchirci le gambe... veniamo assaliti da venditori ambulanti che propongono come snack cavallette, cicale, scarafaggi ...

... went on in Cambodia during this time and it hit home a little more in thinking that it happened not so long ago.<br><br>After that we took a walk over to the Russian Market that we have heard so much about. It was *****. It didnt havve that much in it, the corridors were tiny, it smelled and jaysus was it warm in there. <br><br>The next day we took a tuk tuk to the Choeung Ek Memorial (The Killing Fields) where a ...

... our afternoon was spent in the luxury of our room - very cool, studious and loft-like. We have two beds with crisp, white linens; the silk pillows and bed runner add a splash of color. Two walls are covered in windows, leaving the lights and delicate lanterns useless during the day time. We've got two large radial chairs that will be perfect for sipping our complimentary tea and coffee. Our ...

... amp; playing pool./ <br>We even met our dear friend Lorenzo &amp; got drunk with him. He also came round the girls house in the suburbs &amp; spent the day with us. <br><br>We are now in Vietnam. A different but interesting place. I will miss the people i met in Cambodia, those in this blog &amp; the countless others we met along our way. I fully intend on returning one day to see some more and advise anyone heading to SE Asia to forget Thailand and head for Cambodia.

... s highlight, another bust with head leaning to one side resting on the palm of a hand, thought it was dull, nor some equally enthusiastic French tour parties.<br>We left there and made our way to the Royal Palace, presumed residence of King Sihanoukville, who wasn't in residence, or the main palace wasn't where his quarters where. At the entrance we found it was closed until 2 p.m., so we went over and sat by the shore of the Mekong for awhile then ...

... watching the world go by. We did finally have a look at some hotels and are now just waiting to see if there are rooms available.<br>************************* *************************************** *************************************** *******<br>This evening we went to the FCC for a drink and then PLACE ON THE CORNER for another. DK had pizza whilst people watching, I couldn&#8217;t be bothered. The FCC here feels more atmospheric then the FCC in Siem Reap &#8211; you can still ...