Wednesday was a very sombre day in Phnom Penh as we visited the S21 prison and Killing Fields. The prison was extremely harrowing in particular and reduced us both to tears. They have preserved it remarkably as it was during the 1975 -1979 period when it was the main Khmer Rouge interrogation centre during their campaign to rid the country of all educated classes or those likely to resist their rule. During this period about 2 million were killed which was a ...

Another long day travelling from Hong Kong to Cambodia - much of it spent sitting around at Bangkok airport but since we were flying Bangkok Airways we were able to use their lounge which provided free internet and constant drinks and nibbles. The temptation was to spend 5 hours stuffing your face - but even that palls after a while, although Roger did wage a valiant one man campaign to eat everything on offer! The hotel is lovely - a recommendation from a...