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Cambodia In A Nutshell

Cambodia In A Nutshell

by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2010 | Cambodia, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Walking Tours

Welcome to Cambodia, a dichotomy worth dissecting; a binary land where diametrically opposed limits of human achievement and human devastation come together. In one minute you’re captivated by the stunningly glorious Khmer civilization both ancient (Angkor Wat)...
Saying Goodbye To Cambodia…

Saying Goodbye To Cambodia…

by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2010 | *Countries, Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come

Gonna miss ya, Cambodia.     I’ll be back.  - At time of posting in Siemreap, it was 28 °C - Humidity: 78% | Wind Speed: 2km/hr | Cloud Cover: scattered...
A Sunset In Angkor Wat

A Sunset In Angkor Wat

by Calvin Sun | Jun 18, 2010 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  Day 1 at Angkor Wat:     We continue our journey from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom, where again I couldn’t help recall references to Myst:     I just had to get that out. Lonely Planet says that Bayon in Angkor Thom is one of the...
From Royalty To The Killing Fields In Phnom Penh

From Royalty To The Killing Fields In Phnom Penh

by Calvin Sun | Jun 16, 2010 | Cambodia, Epiphanies on the Road, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

  The horrors are in the stories. The stories are in the pictures. We started the day with the glorious Royal Palace, and ended it with the crimes of the Khmer Rouge: the S-21 Tuol Sleng Prison/Genocide Museum and the infamous Killing Fields. Let’s start...
Tuk-Tuking Through Phnom Penh

Tuk-Tuking Through Phnom Penh

by Annah Kim | Jun 16, 2010 | Cambodia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India

These are two videos from our arrival in the city yesterday evening. They both give a good sense of the vibe of the city. Videos of the Toul Sleng Museum: For some reason, Calvin took a while at the Toul Sleng Museum – I’m really just not sure how it could...
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