After S-21 it was time to check out the killing fields, I met up with Tasso once again and we also went with a lad called Charlie and headed over by tuk tuk to choeung ek just outside the city. This area used to be an orchard but for around 4 years it was used as a place for execution. This tour was a bit different as we had an audio guide instead, so basically after we got the ticket we got out own set of headphones and a remote. There are sign posts in the gro...

When I came from Australia to Vietnam it was a huge culture shock and from Vietnam to Cambodia it felt like another massive change again. This country has gone through an awful lot after civil war, famine and genocide and you can still tell that 35 years on the country is still recovering in different ways. The poverty is clear to see and there are a lot more beggars, just after we got past the border and stopped for lunch a child was hanging next to our bus wit...