Sunset dinner on Tonle Sap Lake

September 21, 2019October 27, 2019 ~ abandoningthefjords ~ Leave a comment

Siem Reap, Cambodia, is - obviously - mostly known for Angkor Wat and the other temples in the area. But the region has more to offer. Just a few short kms south of Siem Reap city is the northern shore of the largest lake in all of south east asia. This lake is named … Continue reading Sunset dinner on Tonle Sap Lake

Horrors of the Khmer Rouge

July 28, 2019July 28, 2019 ~ abandoningthefjords ~ Leave a comment

Khmer Rouge & Choeung Ek / Killing Fields It is no secret that one of my reasons to go to Cambodia was rather morbid - a interest in the dark parts of human history has brought me to many sites of horrible tragedies and massacres. Cambodia was the site of unspeakable cruelty, inhumanity and genocidal … Continue reading Horrors of the Khmer Rouge