Quote: Once a high school ,in the center of the city ,this became the main torture and interrogation centre for the Khmer Rouge and was known as S-21 Prison .As many as 5,750 prisoners were held here. They included…
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Quote: The husband is an avid WWII history buff, having planned many trips around places such as Normany, Berlin, Dachau concentration camp, and of course some of the best war museums in London. So of course the main…
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Quote: During World War II, the Japanese used war prisoners to build a railway connecting Thailand with Myanmar. It became known as the Death Railway and a book and a movie – both named the Bridge Over the River Kwai -…
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Quote: Jim Thompson Thai House.Who was Jim Thompson?Jim Thompson was an American entrepreneur born in 1906 in Greenville, Delaware. He attended university and trained as an architect. He volunteered to join the Army and…
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Quote: You cannot spend more than a few days in Vietnam without being aware – sometimes painfully aware – that the War left its mark on this fabulous country. What they call the 'American War' pitted north against…
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Quote: With all of the treasures of China taken from the mainland when the leaders fled, the National Palace Museum was one of my favorite stops on our tour of Taiwan. There were several pieces that everyone seemed to…
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Quote: Gyeongbokgung means "Palace Greatly Blessed by Heaven". It was originally constructed in 1395, but was destroyed in the 1500's during the Japanese occupation. The palace was completely restored in the late…
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Quote: The Jantar Mantar Observatory. JaipurThe Jantar Mantar is right next to the city palace in the centre of Jaipur. It was built by King Jai Singh the 2nd in 1727. Jantar Mantar means Calculation instrument.…
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Quote: KHOO KONGSIKhoo Kongsi is one of several clan temples in Penang. When Chinese immigrants first migrated to Penang in the 17th Century from mainland China different families built their own family temples. Around…
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Quote: PAGAN has been called the richest archeological site in Southeast Asia where over 13,000 temples and pagodas were constructed during the Golden Period from the 11th to the 13th centuries. Today the 2000 remaining…
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