Sunway Phnom Penh

... stopped for dinner at a restaurant right on the riverfront. We sipped White Russians and Banana Daiquiris as we watched the sun set over the flowing waters of the mighty Mekong River. We continued our stroll towards the Royal Palace, which is wonderfully lit up at night time, when all of a sudden we heard a huge bang... Nope, not gunshots. Fireworks! And quite a show at that. We concluded our evening with a coffee and ice cream at the FCC (Foreign ...

... victims and then bury them in mass graves. The one closest to Phnom Penh is in the village of Choeung Ek, 14 km away, where all of the prisoners from S-21 were sent. Approximately 17,000 men, women and children were killed there (they killed the whole family to eliminate the possibility that someone would avenge their murdered parents later). Today a 60 feet tall stupa stands there as a monument, encased inside are more than 9,000 skulls found during ...

... twas pas de volgende dag toen we per scooter de streek verkenden dat ik besefte watvoor bewonderenswaardige kerel hij is. Op zijn 17e verliet hij Zuid-Afrika om op dappere en inventief spotgoedkope wijze rond te reizen in Afrika en Europa. Na 4 jaren van zotte avonturen, harde en mooie tijden slaagde hij erin om in een Deense unief politieke wetenschappen te studeren. Eenmaal afgestudeerd schopte hij het zodanig ver dat hij momenteel een belangrijke internationale ...

... at it and then spent the rest of my time walking around the relatively small grounds...As I headed down the path I came across an area that seems to have a lot of white rocks embedded in it, polished by the traffic of endless feet. When I looked a little closer I realized that they weren't rocks, they were bones and then I started to see the bits and pieces, sometimes quite large, of clothing that were poking out all around. I suddenly felt a little sick to my stomach and ...

... people, all in a matter of a couple of years. <br><br>Whilst I was in Phnom Penh, I was staying at a Guest house which doubled as an Irish Pub. Lots of expats hung out there and I got talking to a couple of lawyers who had been living in Cambodia a number of years and both were working in the Tribunals currently taking place for the few Khmer Rouge officials being brought to justice, 35 years later. Their thoughts on the Khmer people today, is that they are not so much concerned ...

... it rained heavily so stayed in the comfort of the lodge bar, where I met the first Welsh person i'd met since leaving Wales and was chuffed I could give him a summary of the Lions game from the day before (cheers for that text Zoe!!)<br><br>Yesterday me, Anna and Saija left Ban Lung at 0630 and headed to Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.... an 11 hour bus journey on a local bus... the most exciting bit was getting stuck in mud for about 20 mins (on a 'main road'!)... the rest of the ...

... to say the whole experience was a little surreal.<br><br>Most of us took off to the beach at Sihanoukville for a couple of days, rather than hang around the house. About 4 hours on an air-conditioned bus (aaah! Heaven). Accommodation at Monkey Republic was basic but the price was right at $6 for 4 people. I didn't get into the night scene at the beach bars which line the for at least a kilometer but I did test out the Casino on night two. Have gotta say that the toilets there were ...