by Julie | Feb 28, 2021 | Books, Cambodia
Spending the past month reading over 20 books on Cambodia, I feel like I’ve just been on an emotional rollercoaster. Throughout history, Cambodia and its people have experienced so much greatness but also so much sorrow–from the grandeur and brilliance of the...
by Julie | Dec 22, 2020 | Cambodia, Itinerary
Are you planning a trip to Cambodia, but you’re struggling with putting together your itinerary? You’re not sure where to go, how long to stay in each place, and how to get from one destination to another. In this jam-packed Cambodia itinerary guide, I’ll share with...
by Julie | Dec 3, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia Survival in the Killing Fields By Haing S Ngor and Roger Warner My Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars Where to purchase: Amazon | Bookshop.org “I have been many things in life: A trader walking barefoot on paths through the jungle. A medical doctor, driving to...
by Julie | Nov 2, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia Lulu in the Sky: A Daughter of Cambodia Finds Love, Healing, and Double Happiness By Loung Ung, 2012 My Rating: 4 out of 5 stars “No one ever told me being with someone whose attributes you admire could show you all the ways you were broken,...
by Julie | Oct 23, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia When the War Was Over By Elizabeth Becker Set in Cambodia from the mid-1800s to the 1980s My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “There were countless other “Tuol Slengs” bloodying the country. There were prisons, execution sites, and pits. Work and murder,...
by Julie | Oct 19, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunited with her Sister She Left Behind By Loung Ung, 2005 Set in Cambodia and the United States (Vermont) My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “I know that in my new home, there is no war, hunger, or soldiers to be afraid...
by Julie | Oct 18, 2020 | Book Reviews, Cambodia
Books on Cambodia First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers By Luong Ung, 2000 My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars “I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it.” Disclosure: This post may contain...
by Julie | Sep 22, 2020 | Cambodia, Itinerary
Phnom Penh Itinerary: The Perfect Itinerary for History Lovers Phnom Penh might not have gorgeous white-sandy beaches, breathtaking rice terraces, or charming colonial architecture like a lot of popular Southeast Asian destinations. But what it does have is something...
by Julie | Sep 3, 2020 | Cambodia, Itinerary
An Angkor Wat Itinerary That Will Delight History Lovers When I was preparing for my trip to Cambodia, I had a hard time planning my Angkor Wat itinerary. Most itineraries I found online were geared toward the traveler who was just looking to tick off a box on their...