Exploring Cambodia’s Dark History: The Killing Fields of Siem Reap

The pagoda shrine to the Killing Fields of Siem Reap, housed on the grounds of Wat Thmey. The pagoda emulates the pagoda at Choeung Ek, though on a much smaller scale. For some, the country of Cambodia invokes images of a serene idyllic country side, with ancient temples surrounded by jungles and golden rice paddy... Continue Reading →

July 13, 2025 0

Lost in Tuol Sleng, the infamous S-21 prison of the Khmer Rouge.

Building A, and the tombs for the prisoners, murdered before the prison site was abandoned by the Khmer Rouge, January 1979. Tuol Sleng, perhaps better known as S-21, is truly a macabre travel destination. To those who are unaware of its significance, this is the Asian equivalent of Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi death and labor... Continue Reading →

January 26, 2022 0

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