Three Hours of Silence. When I was younger my father sometimes told me stories about the Second World War- You form a picture of these things in your head. Only if you lived at the same time can you form a fairly true image. Today's generation will remember what was happening in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq if they visit these countries in say 20 years time. I remember the crisis and war in Bosnia from TV and had the opportunity later to visit these places. I rem...

Day 14 May 4 Siem Reap to Phnom Phen Some days are more exciting than others. I was picked up by collector mini bus at 7.40 Am to take me to bus company's head office. The transfer was quick, some more person were collected from various addresses. By 8.30 we were on the road to Phnon Phen, the capital of Cambodia I sat next to an interesting 59 year old Vietnamese – Australian who had been one of the boat people who had escaped Vietnam during the 70R...