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Christmas Day

Monday, December 25th, 2006

My christmas morning began with a loud series of knocks from my hotel owner, for my bus was leaving in an hour. I had seen Angkor Wat the day before, which was absolutely stunning except for the thousands of people that made it seem like Disneyland.

I have spent all today traveling from Cambodia back to Bangkok. My trip is near completed, Merry Christmas everyone.

Cambodia

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

I have been in Phnom Penh for 3 days, and I do not want to leave. The architecture is amazing. Gorgeous monuments dot traffic circles and the museums and palaces are extraordinary as well.

The somber side of Cambodia is its brutal history. The Killing Fields is a tourist attraction of a compound where 20,000 people were murdered, complete with hundreds of skulls on display to prove it. After touring the fields, I then went to the Genocide Museum, not the happiest of places.

The markets are lively and entertaining. The Russian Market, has nothing Russian about it. Hundreds of stalls are cramped together in a little building selling anything from watches, and buddha statues to the finest silks and scarves.

It really is a cool city, highly recommeded. I continue on to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat tomorrow.

A few words on culture…

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Presently, I am Vientiane, the captal of Laos. I am here to figure out how to get my Vietnam visa and how to get out of Laos, which is more painstaking than you might think. The people are ... [Continue reading this entry]