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Back to Phnom Penh – Changing Nationalities

Sunday, March 11th, 2007

Up early to start the journey back to Phnom Penh.

Unfortunately it was not possible to get a coach all the way through to our next destination so an overnight stop at the Lakeside guesthouse (where we stayed before) was in order.

The journey began with a seven person ride in a taxi with the driver laughing at us.

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Phnom Penh – Bon Om Tuk Water Fetival

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

After visiting S-21 in the morning, Phnom Penh delighted us in the evening as the country celebrated Bon Om Tuk – the water festival.

Bon Om Tuk is one of the largest events in Cambodia and marks the end of the rainy season, occuring in November for three nights during the full moon. The festival is a thanksgiving to the Mekong River for rich, fertile land and abundant fish.

In Khmer Bon Om Tuk literally means ‘the festival of the boat races’. Villages from all over the country send teams with their dragon boats to compete for three days of races which take place until sunset. Over 350 boats participate annually competing for a grand first prize of…100 dollars (around fifty pounds). That pot of gold is then shared between as many as 70 rowers.

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Phnom Penh – “the place where people went in, but never came out”

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Another day in Phnom Penh, and another chance to explore the dark recesses of the human psyche. Security Prison 21, also known as Tuol Sleng (an apt name that translates as Hill of the Poisonous Trees) was a complex that nearby ... [Continue reading this entry]

Phnom Penh – Field of Death

Monday, January 29th, 2007
PHNOM PENH - "TO KEEP YOU IS NO BENEFIT, TO DESTROY YOU IS NO LOSS" ============================================= It is impossible to visit Cambodia and begin to understand or get a feel for the country, its history, present, and people without visiting the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Phnom Penh – Bling, Grand Palace Style

Monday, January 29th, 2007
Sightseeing with a group of people can be stressful. Thankfully we were all in agreement - we would take it easy, give the national museum a miss and concentrate our day on the Cambodian Grand Palace and Silver Pagoda; the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Phnom Penh – Lakeside after light

Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Our first destination in Cambodia was the capital, Phnom Penh. Every backpacker you meet pronounces the name differently: 1) Penom Pen 2) Fnom Pen 3) Nom Pen 4) Fnom Fen (?) The locals pronounce the name similar to number one but with the stress ... [Continue reading this entry]