Latitude: 11.55 N Longitude: 104.9167 E Capital: Phnom Penh
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Short introduction to Cambodia
Following a five-year struggle, communist Khmer Rouge forces captured Phnom Penh in 1975 and ordered the evacuation of all cities and towns; over 1 million displaced people died from execution or enforced hardships. A 1978 Vietnamese invasion drove the Khmer Rouge into the countryside and touched off 13 years of fighting. UN-sponsored elections in 1993 helped restore some semblance of normalcy, as did the rapid diminishment of the Khmer Rouge in the mid-1990s. A coalition government, formed after national elections in 1998, brought renewed political stability and the surrender of remaining Khmer Rouge forces.
After the journey from Bangkok the day before neither Margarita,
Francesca or myself could do an early morning for the temples, so we
decided to get up and have a long breakfast before catchin...
We arrived in Phnom Penh on 2 April and set out for a bit of sightseeing. First stop was the Tuol Sleng Museum (former Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot prison). It was pretty horrific - the cells were tiny, there ...
I made it to Sihanoukville yesterday and was very fortunate to find a great room first thing. I like the pace here and the beaches are rather unpopulated (compared to Thailand) so I'm thinking about k...