There is nothing exciting about riding in Cambodia, or at least not that I have experienced. The Country is flat, the roads are straight, and there are rice fields all about. The rice fields can be beautiful at times, especially at sunset, but they can be monotonous when riding for hours at a time. By no means am I saying that Cambodia is not exciting, but its main draw is the rich history over the past millennia, and the horrendous history of the past 40 years, to include the Khmer Rouge, dictatorships propped up by hit squads, and the Country's ranking as the third most corrupt nation, being bettered by just Afghanistan and Syria.
Cambodia had it's own genocide back in 1975-79. Much of the Country is littered with killing fields (over 300) and detention centers. The primary detention center is in Phnom Phen, and a killing field on the southern edge of the City. The Khmer Rouge responsible for the both and 20,000 deaths at these facilities. The places had a stink of death about them, definitely reminiscent of Auschwitz, but to a lesser degree. Out of respect, I did not take pictures of the place, which is fine, as I am not sure that I would want them as a memory or a talking point.
I have not published this in a longtime, so here it is, my updated map:
Bizarre Sight of the Day: A Buddhist monk, running a red light. on a motorcycle.
Leg Distance: 195 mi (314 km)
Cambodia had it's own genocide back in 1975-79. Much of the Country is littered with killing fields (over 300) and detention centers. The primary detention center is in Phnom Phen, and a killing field on the southern edge of the City. The Khmer Rouge responsible for the both and 20,000 deaths at these facilities. The places had a stink of death about them, definitely reminiscent of Auschwitz, but to a lesser degree. Out of respect, I did not take pictures of the place, which is fine, as I am not sure that I would want them as a memory or a talking point.
I have not published this in a longtime, so here it is, my updated map:
Bizarre Sight of the Day: A Buddhist monk, running a red light. on a motorcycle.
Leg Distance: 195 mi (314 km)
Total Distance Traveled by Motorcycle: 32,962 mi (54,063 km)
Countries/Territories Visited: USA, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Canada, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Gibraltar, France, Monaco, Italy, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Ukraine, Transnistria, Moldova, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China (for 20 seconds), India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Cambodia
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