CAMBODIA | Thursday, 16 Nov 2006 | Views [1652] | Comments [2]
by Phong: We are in Cambodia right now and basically flew through the country in 10 days. Going to the Killing Fields and to S-21 (a prison where over 20000 people where "reeducated" to death) was disturbing--to say the least. Though more ... Read more >
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MONGOLIA | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 | Views [657]
By Phong: Tibet, or Shangri La, is very different from my preconception. It is a rough land especially with the chinese occupation. Unlike "mainland" China, there is extreme poverty...mothers, children, and the elderly begging; garbage strewn ... Read more >
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CHINA | Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 | Views [1889] | Comments [1]
China has been very eye-opening for us...it truly is a country of contradictions...you don't have to worry about finishing the food on your plate because there are "starving people in China"--but there is a lot of poverty here: especially ... Read more >
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RUSSIAN FEDERATION | Friday, 4 Aug 2006 | Views [517]
Since our last entry, we have travelled from the Urals into Siberia. Sorry for the lack of pictures, but first we could not find a computer with a USB port and now our batteries our dead. We spent five days in Boris Yeltsin's hometown...typical industrial ... Read more >
Tags: Culture