For those not in the know, the killing fields represent thousands of rural locations throughout Cambodia where horrible, unthinkable atrocities against humanity took place. [Read more…]
Top 10 Markets in Southeast Asia
If you like shopping for exotic items in open air markets and love deals, the markets in Southeast Asia really deliver! Items are often (but not always) cheap, and bargaining is part of the game. [Read more…]
Ponheary Ly: Healing Cambodia through Education
Ponheary Ly’s father was a well-respected high school teacher in Siem Reap, Cambodia, until the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975 and began killing citizens showing any form of culture or intelligence in a massive genocide that didn’t end until 1979. [Read more…]
Cambodia: Healing through Art
Any story about Cambodia needs to start with the killing fields, at least in context. For those who don’t know or remember, about 3 million of Cambodia’s 8 million people (UNICEF’s estimate) were mostly tortured and viciously executed in a massive genocide in these fields. [Read more…]