My Story Travelling to Cambodia 2020 This is going to be a completely different video compared to usual, as many of you know earlier in the year, I spent 5 months travelling around south east Asia. So far, I have uploaded videos from all the countries I visited expect for Cambodia… until now. Upon arriving in the capital Siem Reap, I quickly noticed the poverty within the city, the more I read and learnt about the country’s history the more I realized how much the people had horrifically suffered during the 20th century. During my time in Cambodia it was also during the beginning of the outbreak back in March, while countries were starting to close their borders. I knew I wanted to continue visiting Cambodia to document this story and share it with you. So, I headed off to visit the floating villages of Sap Lake, it was dry season so the lake was very low and brown. The boat made several small stops at different villages, I saw some crocodiles too and then we heading back to land to watch the sunset go down behind the never-ending lake. The next day I went to the famous Angkor Wat temple which is the largest religious monument in the world. What really hit me emotionally was when I visited the killing fields in Phnom Penh, the energy there was very strong and I could feel the pain and suffering of the millions of people that were brutally tortured and murdered in the 1970’s. I won’t go into too much detail, I’ll let you do your own research if you feel courageous enough. I didn’t film or document anything from the killing fields, it didn’t feel right. The average age is less than 22 years old and although more than 35% of the population live in poverty, I could feel hope in this developing country. Lots of the locals had smiling faces, the children were laughing and playing outside and with the help of tourism this country is making progress and going in the right direction. I wasn’t quite sure how to tell this story but I feel like it was an important one to share with you. Follow me on Instagram @BlakesOdyssey ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb-yDTvNmcY

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