A quick and dirty tour of Kampuchea
Welcome to Cambodia. Where dust rules, and the chequed Pol Pot scarf comes in real handy. This was by far my favourite country on this trip (Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam in January 2005). Very friendly and upbeat for a country that had the population of NZ annihilated in the space of three years, sometimes just for wearing spectacles. This was the scene of 'the Mette incident' in the hospital in Phnom Penh.
This was taken at a road stop/Flat Hills type place on the way into our 7 hour, 130km journey from the border at Poipet to Siem Reap/Angkor Wat.
This is actually a hairdressers stall on the road out to the killing fields near Phnom Penh. New George Janis franchise...?
What soon became the obligatory happy kids shot...near Poipet. Also home of at least 7 casinos all taking advantage of tax breaks between borders of Thailand and Cambodia.
How cool is this? Tomb Raider. This is Angkor Wat. One os a series of massive palace complexes built by successive rulers to honour...almost anything.
Self explanatory - Killing Fields monument. Most of these skulls had large cracks or holes in the top of them. This place was absolutely brutal. Pol Pot orderd babies to be swung by the ankles against a tree in front of their mothers. Just horrific. It fills you with such sadness.
Tom and the travelling crew for that week...Louise, Kat, George, and Mette.
Supermodel cow.
Some dick and a guy called Richard (Richat) - my driver and knowledgeable guide. Wonder what he's up to?
Kat and her one.
The best way to see Phnom Penh. If in doubt...gun it and close your eyes. Nah, the traffic's easy. Just to the right of me is the mighty Mekong River.
Mette, Kat and George.
Definitely go to Cambodia. I gave blood, you should too.
This was taken at a road stop/Flat Hills type place on the way into our 7 hour, 130km journey from the border at Poipet to Siem Reap/Angkor Wat. This is actually a hairdressers stall on the road out to the killing fields near Phnom Penh. New George Janis franchise...?
What soon became the obligatory happy kids shot...near Poipet. Also home of at least 7 casinos all taking advantage of tax breaks between borders of Thailand and Cambodia.
How cool is this? Tomb Raider. This is Angkor Wat. One os a series of massive palace complexes built by successive rulers to honour...almost anything.
Self explanatory - Killing Fields monument. Most of these skulls had large cracks or holes in the top of them. This place was absolutely brutal. Pol Pot orderd babies to be swung by the ankles against a tree in front of their mothers. Just horrific. It fills you with such sadness.
Tom and the travelling crew for that week...Louise, Kat, George, and Mette.
Supermodel cow.
Some dick and a guy called Richard (Richat) - my driver and knowledgeable guide. Wonder what he's up to?
Kat and her one.
The best way to see Phnom Penh. If in doubt...gun it and close your eyes. Nah, the traffic's easy. Just to the right of me is the mighty Mekong River.
Mette, Kat and George.
Definitely go to Cambodia. I gave blood, you should too.
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