Cambodia Lesson #13
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Jul 31, 2014
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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Posted on
Jul 30, 2014
Posted in: Attractions
Note: I know the last few weeks haven’t been fun or light reading. Cambodian history isn’t fun or light. I appreciate you guys sticking with me while I’ve waded through it. This will be my last post focusing on the horrors of the Khmer Rouge. There is more to the country than this dark…
Choeung Ek Genocidal Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Jul 29, 2014
Posted in: Attractions
Note: Today’s post goes into detail about the brutality of the Khmer Rouge, and specifically what happened at the Killing Fields. There are also images of human remains (mostly bones and skulls) towards the end. I just wanted to let you know beforehand. Also, I’ve listed this under tourist attractions, because I guess it is,…
The White Mansion Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Posted on
Jul 28, 2014
Posted in: Hotels
I am writing today about our hotel. Because I needed a break from the Khmer Rouge before launching into our visit The Killing Fields. Because I am a huge, whiny wimp. The White Mansion Hotel in Phnom Penh is posh. It was by far the fanciest of the places at which we stayed during our trip.
The Decline of the Khmer Rouge, and Its Legacy
Posted on
Jul 24, 2014
Posted in: Somewhat Useful Info
It’s funny (well, not funny, but you know – interesting) that even as I’m researching this stuff, I have trouble imagining how it happened. I saw first hand the aftermath of it, but some part of me still can’t wrap my head around it. I guess I would just like to think that we live…
WTF Weds: Durian. Ugh. Durian.
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Jul 23, 2014
I would like to take a moment to talk about durian. I have to. I have spent the larger part of the morning working on a post about the Khmer Rouge, and I very much need a mental break, and talking about stinky fruit will allow for that to happen. So. Durian. The stuff is…
The Reign of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
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Jul 22, 2014
Posted in: Uncategorized
Yesterday, I discussed the political situation in Cambodia that allowed for the Khmer Rouge to rise to power. Today, I want to talk about what happened once they were in control of the country. All the same caveats that I mentioned yesterday still hold true. Mainly: I’m not a historian, so while I’ve done my…
The Rise to Power of The Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
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Jul 20, 2014
Posted in: Uncategorized
Lesson 1: The Khmer Rouge. It seems pointless to tell you about Cambodia without first going into the country’s history, particularly in the last forty years or so. Some will chastise me, and will be quick to say that the country is more than the Khmer Rouge, more than this dark history. That’s true: I…
Cambodia: First Impressions. Lesson Learned.
Posted on
Jul 14, 2014
Posted in: Advice, Somewhat Useful Info
We arrived late on a Saturday night, by way of Seoul, a 12-hour flight followed by a 5-hour one. We’d elected to have a car pick us up from the airport, and pressed our faces against the backseat windows as we drove to our hotel, watching the landscape. What was most surprising was that…
