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Angkor National Museum The Angkor National Museum is located just about 2 km out of the Siem Reap tourist area called Pubstreet. Just before the container market and the Angkor Regency Hotel. The design of the Angkor National Museum is that of the Angkor Wat tower. In case you have …
Liphi waterfalls It’s also written as Li Phi waterfalls and Somphamit waterfalls. The Kuang Si waterfalls in northern Laos near Luang Prabang are impressive. You can read more about it in another post on this site and the video on our associated YouTube Channel. When you travel to the south …
Tuol Sleng S-21 history In the south of Phnom Penh stands the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum. A remembrance to a cruel history. A former school that became known as S-21, which stands for Security Office 21. The Khmer Rouge (KR) converted it into its headquarters. Their secret police organization Santebal …
Overrated The prices for a visit to Angkor increased in Feb 2017 to $37 for a one day ticket, $62 for a three days ticket (using within 10 days) and $72 for a 7 days ticket (using within 1 month), but the temples are in a downgraded state over the …
Angkor Thom Built in the late 12th century under the reign of Jayavarman VII and successors, Angkor Thom is one of the largest Khmer cities. It includes temples as Bayon, Bapuon and Phimeanakas. It was the capital of Angkor until the 17th century. The city walls in a square have …
The Killing Fields of Khmer Rouge Rouge is the French word for red and in this context the meaning is the red of communism. The Khmer Rouge committed cultural and Human genocide in Cambodia. Between 1970 and 1975 there was the conflict between the Lon Nol regime and the Khmer …
Location old train station The old train station can’t be missed, as its location is near several other sightseeing places and buildings. Nearby you can find the bird park, the National Mosque (more of both in other posts), the planetarium museum, the Islamic arts museum and Jalan Sultan. This means …
Buddha Birthday Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi are two different terms for the same happening, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. This auspicious day has several names for it. Beside Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi it is also called Saga Dawa, Vesak, Vaisakh Purnima, and many more names in different …
WWII & JEATH Museum The letters JEATH stand for Japan, England, Australia, Thailand, Holland. There can be some confusion about which museum we talk about. There is another JEATH museum in Kanchanaburi opposite the big temple along the river. That museum and the one near the Bridge on the river …
Peace and after In posts of JEATH museum, Death Railway, Hellfire Pass and Bridge on the river Kwai you can read about the history and horror of the Thai – Burma Railway. What happened after all? After completing the railway the POW’s were either kept in Thailand or sent to …