Cambodia/Thailand

Here we are at The Sanctuary. A small Bay on the island of Koh Panghang in Thailand.

Yoga, meditation, beach, yummy healthy food, fresh juice - it's a health paradise! It's a nice change from the madness of Vietnam and the sadness of Cambodia.

Don't get me wrong though. It has been AMAZING to see those countries. With the privilege of travelling, however, comes the responsibility of confronting things that are so horrible, it shakes the dust off your soul and you can't help but become so very thankful about where you come from...and I mean VERY thankful. I appreciated our way of life before, but after visiting former Pol Pot country, I'll be checking in with myself a hell of lot more before moaning about ANYTHING. Of course, the feeling is amplified by my recent experiences. But it does bear to keep in mind the kind of attrocities people have had to deal with and continue to do so while I'm sending back my over-done steak.

The Killing Fields and the Tuol Sleng School where Pol Pot murdered his own people for no reason other than to rule with absolute power was so very sad. I know you can imagine the horror because of all of the genocides that have occurred in our world. Seeing it in person takes you out of the box though. It becomes very real. It's not a history lesson from a book or scene from a movie. People are animals. We really are.

And then, again, here I am about to do a yoga class in the Buddah Hall with some very peaceful and kind people - the horror of Cambodia remains with me and I am putting it in a place within me while I carry on with living the best life I can - it's really the only thing we can do to honour the memory of those people who died so senselessly (even writing these words seems stupid to me because they don't come at all close to explaining it).

Next stop after Thailand is UK for a week then Africa for a 15 day safari.

This is one heck of an experience out here on the road...

Until next time
LOVE
A