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5:50pm
I just finished reading "First They Killed My Father." It's a book written by a Cambodian woman who was between 5 and 9 years old when the Khmer Rouge initiated their genocide against their own people in the late 70s. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in this sad chapter of Cambodian history.
After finishing the book I realized that 30 years ago the horrors of this war were going on. Not 1000, 500, or even 100 years ago, but only 30 years ago. Traveling is so enriching in so many different ways. In this case, it has brought to my attention the atrocities that this country has suffered, and the poverty it has caused as well, and how fortunate I am to have had a great family growing up and being so comfortable throughout my life.
So anyways... I'm in Thailand now, hurray... The Kingdom of Thailand, to be exact. Country #8, and the first one I've been in so far where people drive on the left side of the road.
So far, in Asia,I've gone from 1,000 Won in South Korea,to 8RMB in China,to 16,000 Dong in Vietnam, to 4,000 Riel in Cambodia, to what appears to be around 32 Baht in Thailand.
I'm not sure anymore exactly where I'll go next; whether it's Myanmar or Laos. I might just get some good malaria medicine and head to Laos, since I keep hearing it's really nice. Or I might just go to Myanmar. I haven't bought any tickets yet, so I'll figure it out in the next few days I suppose.
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guarda! (reply)
Aug 8, 2007 12:08 EST by davidherrera
compadre me imagino q ya lo sabes... y no se si sera tu plan... pero ten cuidado con las inundaciones si vas a ir por bangladesh o india... justo limita con myanmar, asi q no se como estara el asunto por ahi. esta peligroso el asunto (chequea http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/olecultimas/2007-08-08/olecultimas0418261.html)
un abrazo
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coucou (reply)
Aug 8, 2007 05:13 EST by elenaetfranck
Nous sommes contents de voir que tu es bien arrivé à destination, à Bangkok.
Notre voyage vers Saigon s'est très bien passé aussi et maintenant nous sommes de retour à Hanoi.
A partir de maintenant nous suivrons tes aventures à travers ce joli blog.
A bientôt
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un buen cambio (reply)
Aug 6, 2007 14:09 EST by mariugenia
Veo que hay una gran diferencia entre Camboya y Tailandia, la historia tan triste que has leido de la etapa tan terrible en que vivio la autora del libro, y parece que tampoco ha desarrollado mucho el pais en su infraestructura. Lo que estas haciendo es como ir leyendo un libro de historia pero todo lo tienes frente a ti asi que es una experiencia excelente. De paso es como si yo estuviera conoc... show all
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genocidio (reply)
Aug 6, 2007 13:32 EST by davidherrera
asi es pues señor!!! pol pot y su regimen 'rojo' y autoritario asesinaron cientos de miles de personas... los 3 millones q indicas deben ser uno de esos estimados altos... segun recuerdo fueron menos de 1 millon comprobados y 1.5 millones calculados. obvio q son demasiados igual. pueblos azotados por genocidios de ese tipo, aunq de hecho de magnitudes menores, hay por todo el mundo.
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