Sunway Phnom Penh

... time we come into town to let her know and we won't have to wait.  It sure is nice to have connections!  Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and was previously occupied by the French until the mid 1900s.  When we arrived in Cambodia our ...

The national museum has all of the Ankor era statues and was a great sight to see.  We also visited the silver pagoda in the royal palace which is a pagoda or place of worship with silver tiles all over the floor.  Most of them were covered, ...

... into four areas where the prisoners basically progressed until they were executed either at S-21 or the killing field outside of Phnom Penh associated with S-21. The initial area has large single cells where the prisoner was shackled to their beds and ...

... not kept alive at S-21.  Everyone who was taken prisoner at S-21 was executed, most at the killing field outside of Phnom Penh. The killing field has a seven story monument to the victims.  Each "floor" of the monument has the skulls of ...

... because they loved the king very much and were ready for the US to leave their country.  One day the king went around Phnom Penh with a loud speaker on a car and told everyone that they must leave the city for three days because the Americans were ...

... good english, with some struggle, is humorous and good natured.  So getting into PP late last night, we came straight to the Sunway Hotel, checked in and attempted to sleep.  Today was the first to observe the country in daylight, and I have to ...

... couple of drinks and chat to the barmen. Learn about their struggle to learn English, $1 per hour, and their plans of seeing Phnom Penh sometime in their futures. Bed feeling very lucky. Day 146 - Monday 19 January Lie in until 10.30am then get up ...

         Finally I arrive in Cambodia! After the day I spent at Moscow I'm not used to this heat. I had fun in Russia but It's nice to have some heat. Good thing I packed my suitcase 3 different ways. I packed my ...

Most of you have heard or read this by now, but it's amazing that I am doing what I enjoy most in life, and to use it to help sustain families on these trips for many years to come. I'm looking forward to returning in late December to assist the ...

As I get ready for this trip to Cambodia and Vietnam, I am trying to read up on the culture, history, mannerisms of each country.  Although they are situated beside each other, the two are so different in all aspects.  I'm getting excited, but ...