I went back to Cambodia to feel the sadness of its people. I left with different eyes. The first time I visited for beauty and merriment and celebration. I returned with an education of Cambodian history, a new appreciation for Angkor Wat, a taste of the rawness of poverty, and conflicted emotions about the role … Continue reading Cambodia Revisited: The Horror and the Glory
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Angkor Empire
On the road again for New Year's celebrations in Cambodia. A journey that began with crossing the border at 8 am on the wildest bus ride of my life thanks to the chanting, dancing and all out mayhem caused by six rowdy Brazilian men and that ended with an earthshaking, rainbow-colored sunrise that faithfully broke … Continue reading Angkor Empire