Tueol Seng Prison, Phnom Penn A prison of horrors the world sadly knew of but never stopped. My guide whose family and he suffered under this regime I had heard of these places, the tyrannical dictator Pol Pot and his regime, when I was in my teens and it was going on or just over. …
Tag: Cambodia
Travelling Siem Reap ..
This, for me, is what travelling is about - meeting people, making connections, making new friends and contacts and learning about other cultures. And here I certainly have!! Some people make an impression for different reasons, some you bond with, have a deeper connection with, others just in passing but all have an impact on …
Humanity at it’s worst?
Tuel Sleng and Cheoung Ek, Cambodia As a teen I remember - on the edges of my memories and awareness - The Pol Pot regime and death, but never until today realised the context or scope of that four tear reign of terror. Evil, cruel, horrific are words to be used about the man who …
Quintessential Asia
So what makes Asia? At least for me its these things... Temples in red, green and gold; water buffalo in gardens or working in tice fields, rice at all stsges of growth and harvesting; cows woth long ears and hump backs; brown rivers flowing steadily to rhe sea; small boats with motors, hoods or oars …
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