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...Cambodia presents a few problems for people traveling with children. All those skulls at the Killing Fields near Phnom Penh will induce nightmares, and hiking untold acres of stone temples near Siem Reap could elicit as much whining as wonder. But 30 km beyond Angkor Wat is an exquisite mountain region of waterfalls, ancient wreckage and riverbed carvings that leave visitors of any age in awe?although trying to explain the thousand stone phalluses to the youngsters might present a challenge...
...Phnom Kulen is the holiest mountain in Cambodia and a picnic destination for Khmer families. But few foreigners visit. On this peak in 802, King Jayavarman II declared himself a Hindu god-king and kicked off the four-century Angkor period of Khmer history that produced the Angkor temples, constructed of Phnom Kulen's sandstone. The Khmer Rouge used the mountain as a final stronghold for two decades after losing power in 1979, so it's only been three years since visitors have again been able to enjoy the cool waters and artistic treasures...
...unfortunate as it may be to local vendors, the port city of Sihanoukville on the southwest tip of Cambodia remains underwhelmed by tourists, and it is that sense of peace that makes a weekend here worth the modest cost of the stay. Guidebooks scoff that there's nothing to do?it's difficult to even find an Internet connection, they harrumph?but that is precisely the point. Everything else to do in Cambodia requires hiking and studying and getting up early; Sihanoukville is for the lazy or those suffering from temple overload. The four-hour, $3 bus trip from Phnom...
...meal at Chez Claude's is required dining in Sihanoukville. A mixed green salad with grilled shrimp and scallops and an entrée of lemon and garlic trout cost a pricey (for Cambodia) $13, but I would have paid that just for the hilltop view of the Gulf of Thailand. Be sure to prearrange a ride back to your guesthouse if you go at night because there's little traffic on this pitch-dark stretch of highway...
...Tigers was announced on Dec. 24, the Tigers have been rearming, regrouping and recruiting more fighters?which has been their practice during each of the previous truces since 1987. The Tigers have a well-oiled gunrunning network, which uses a fleet of 16 ships and is centered mainly in Cambodia and Thailand. In late February in Thailand's Ranong province, police seized a cache of explosives including tnt and C4 they believe was destined for Sri Lanka. "Acquisitions are still continuing," says one diplomat referring to intelligence reports. Adds Rohan Gunaratna of the Center for the Study of Terrorism...