Videos of Southeast Asia
Transformative. That’s the word I use when people ask me, “How was your trip to Southeast Asia?” Nine months have passed since my return to North America, yet I still think about that… Continue reading
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Khmer Wedding Crashers
Glasses clink around me. People shout, “Chul Muy!” Someone scoops more ice into my cup of beer. Everyone smiles. ‘Chul Muy’ is the Cambodian word for ‘cheers’ and there was no lack of… Continue reading
Genocidal Tendencies: Fractured Cambodia & the Khmer Rouge (Part II — Escaping Pol Pot)
My Cambodian guide Run Phyros tells me about how the Khmer Rouge exterminated his entire family as we leave the Killing Fields. Nearly every middle-aged Cambodian I’ve talked to has felt the wrath… Continue reading
Explosive Phnom Penh: Boom Boom Pow in the Jungle
The only thing I can smell is gunpowder. It flirts with my nostrils. The sun is sinking behind lush green hills somewhere in the Cambodian countryside. It’s a sticky, humid, dusty mess out… Continue reading