The area surrounding the memorial – Wat Kesararam, Siem Reap
Even some Cambodians (Ex: My own family) have a hard time believing something like this exists in the country – Koh Rong, Kampong Som
After sunset – Kampong Som
The temple complex featured loads of trees and an extensive garden in the back that reminded me of Disneyland, if the park created a Buddhist Cambodia l=Land – Wat Chrey, Battambang
The monk prods the water, explaining that there is something in it that they regularly feed (I didn’t catch exactly what that something was) – Wat Pratheat, Battambang
View of the water at Sihanoukville on the eve of the former king’s death – Sokha Beach, Kampong Som
Umbrella lighting on the ceiling – Smokin’ Pot Restaurant and Cooking School, Battambang
Field just outside the front gate of the memorial site – Choeung Ek, Kandal
The bats of Phnom Sampeou on their regular flight at dusk – Sampeou, Battambang
View from shore of Rabbit Island off the coast of Kep – Koh Tonsai, Kep
Just after the sun set – Sailing Club, Kep
The cement memorial that replaced the original wooden memorial, tucked toward the side of the temple site – Wat Champuh Ka’ek, Kandal
Looking at my bedroom window on a spring morning – Tuol Tompong, Phnom Penh
The lake around the back of the site – Choeung Ek, Kandal
Urns containing the ashes of the remains that were initially cremated in the area before cremation practices were discouraged by government policies – Wat Chrey, Battambang
Early morning view from the park – Independence Monument Park, Phnom Penh
The two memorials against the landscape of trees – Wat Tmei, Siem Reap
The empty stupa that a man built for himself before the genocide was converted into a public memorial for the remains found in the area after the genocide – Wat Baray Choan Dek, Kampong Thom
Looking into the water over the pier – Sailing Club, Kep
Religious site and the surrounding lotus pond – Phnom Chi Sol, Takeo
The backside of the purple painted memorial – Wat Kampong Tralach, Kampot
Spring blooms in front of the new main pagoda – Wat Samrong Knong, Battambang
I find it odd to be sitting underneath an evergreen sort of tree on a beach in Cambodia, but I’ll take it – Koh Tonsai, Kep
Onlookers may marvel at the idyllic setting only to be slightly jarred by the story that locals shot an electrical current in the pond that killed all the fish – Wat Samdech Mony, Battambang
Mom’s old house before the April 1975 evacuation – Phnom Penh, Kandal
A healthily sprouting field of pineapples, a specialty in Moung Russei – Pratheat, Battambang
Shirley on the path round the back between the pond and the lake – Choeung Ek, Kandal
Shirley at the pond behind the stupa memorial – Choeung Ek, Kandal
Coming up to the main pier – Koh Rong, Kampong Som
View from the golf course at the landscape that developers are hoping to turn into a modern extension of the city – Grand Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh
A quiet place to hide and work behind walls of plants – Cafe Eden, Phnom Penh
There are supposed to be fish in the water, well, this is what I was told – Phnom Oudong, Kandal
View of the big waters – Kep City, Kep
Sojourners stop at the shrine of Grandmother Mao to pray for safe travels – Phnom Bokor, Kampot
One of the many hidden and tucked-away gardens in the city – Botanic Cafe and Gallery, Phnom Penh
View from tree behind the stupa – Choeung Ek, Kandal
Khmer travelers stop by the river to take a dip, sit, and maybe splash – Kampot
The crowds at the market – Kien Svay
View of the side of the mountain – Phnom Bokor, Kampot
Looking at the fielded landscape, opposite the front of a family’s stupa memorial site – Takeo
Front side of the main pagoda – Wat Baray Choan Daek, Kampong Thom
View of the royal palace – Frangipani Villa Royal Palace Hotel, Phnom Penh
Man tidying up at Angkor Wat – Angkor, Siem Reap
Barbed wire to the lake – Choeung Ek, Kandal
Attempting to enjoy the sunset at Long Beach, rather than anxiously await the boats to take us back to the main side of the island – Koh Rong, Kampong Som
Prints and lace on the edge of the mountain – Phnom Bokor, Kampot
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