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Road trip

A travel blog entry by mrs.m.wright

We left Battambang early this morning.
This city has French colonial architecture as the French ruled here for 90 years (1863- 1954). The King of Cambodia had asked the French to come and protect them against the invasion from Thailand and Vietnam.

We heard about some of the history from our guide- Bros.This country has been through …

The Killing Fields.

A travel blog entry by theshis

After a great breakfast and a room change due to some tiny spiders moving into our bathroom, we took a taxi to the killing fields memorial site just outside Phnom Penh.
It was a rather sumber visit thrugh the graves, some of them still with bones and rags that used to be clothes... . Plus, the weather was scorching hot. We later went to visit …

Thailand, here we come. :-)

A travel blog entry by theshis

Today we said goodbye to Cambodia, and took 2 flights, from Phnom Penh to Bangkok and then from Bangkok to Koh Samui.
Since we had a long 3 hour wait in Bangkok, we tried to get on an earlier flight, but were unable to.
We found out that Bangkok Airways has a free lounge, which turned out to be great.
We landed in Koh Samui and found …

What is it about the girls in Phnom Penh?

A travel blog entry by dprlsf

... couldn't get laid in her own home country, which is why she's trying new territory. But most of the stories that grab headlines are those that imvolve foreign men who get mixed up with local women. The tales get rather lurid, and if pictures are available, all the better, to which they accompany the articles -- gore and all.

In one article, a foreigner was seen on the top floor of some high ...

An atrocity that still lingers

A travel blog entry by nozwhitts

... the typewriters needed for the 'confessions' of the prisoners.

It was an emotional day, but one we were both glad to experience. On our first day in Cambodia we had learnt of the harrowing past its citizens had endured, but after this day, we learnt they are also the most friendly nation of all countries we have visited. Everyone we meet is kind, witty and want to say 'hello!' We know we will like the rest of our month here simply because of ...