Tag: Siem Reap
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Under Your Feet: Cambodia, Land Mines, and Unexploded Ordinances
In a few hours, I’ll be boarding a flight from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The last few days have offered some incredible vistas —ancient wats, crumbling temples and visual proof of the tireless battle between preservation and natural decay. One of our last expeditions was to the temple of Beng Mealea, or…
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History Echoes in Angkor Wat
Arriving at Angkor Wat, I turned to my wife —who had traveled here years earlier— and asked if the surroundings brought back any memories. “You see so many images [of these historic sites] it is hard to know which ones are remembered, and which aren’t,” she said, glancing briefly at a name-tagged tour group, each…
Adam McCauley 