Stories about 20th Century History in Phnom Penh
Visiting A Land Mines MuseumMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443] Khom acted as our well informed tour guide at a land mines museum in Siem Reap.
Destinations:
Kbal Spean |
Battambang |
Bokor |
Poutang |
Thun Mong |
Angkor |
Siem Reap |
Kompong Thom |
Poipet |
Phnom Penh |
Sihanouk Ville |
Kratie |
Cambodia |
Koh Kong |
Preah Seihanu |
Tonle Sap |
Stoeng Treng |
Pailin |
Bot Sala |
Lancang-Mekong River
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The Grande Dame of Phnom PenhRobert Tompkins - rtompkins [4,382] A stay at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. An opulent five star hotel with a long history...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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A Ticket to Hope - CambodiaLee Alvin - oldyonfoldy [801] A returned visit to the capital city of the "Wild wild east" of South East Asia led me to discover new hope for Cambodia's future through her warm and remarkable young people. Its a city bravely...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia |
Angkor
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Black Mercedes, Black Pajamas, Black HumorKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Review of "Sihanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness", a biography of Cambodia's King Sihanouk.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Cam' Jan 2005geoff lorimer - geofflorimer [89] After many years studying the country, I finally made it to Cambodia for my 50th birthday this year, 2005, as I share my birthday with Cambodian liberation from genocide day 7th jan. I felt more so...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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History BooksAnn Kohler - akohler [646] Cambodia, 2004 - For the first time in decades, Cambodian school children are catching a glimpse at their own complicated, recent past. Some 25,000 new history books are being distributed in the...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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A Master of DelusionsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Review of what seems to be the only biography of Pol Pot extant.
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Film Review: The Killing Fields and Swimming to CambodiaCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] For anyone interested in the 20th century history of Southeast Asia, the pairing of two excellent films, The Killing Fields and Swimming to Cambodia, is an enlightening experience. Although well past...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Norodom SihanoukAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Revered by Cambodians, King Norodom Sihanouk has steered his country through turbulent decades marked by coups, wars, genocide, and eventually peace. During a career that spanned five decades, he has...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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Ordinary Cambodians speak upAnn Kohler - akohler [646] Cambodia, 2004 - After 27 years of waiting, Cambodia and the international community are at loggerheads over how to try those who led the brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s. But while the...
Destinations:
Phnom Penh |
Cambodia
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