Siem Reap's booksellers, Cambodia

                                

In Siem Reap you're bound to come across a push cart like this selling English language books. Most are manned by ex-soldiers, some of whom were maimed by land mines.

 

They're just trying to make ends meet in this  impoverished country. They are always on the lookout for tourists to buy their books. 

 

So, if you see them buy a book or two. Most of the titles are actually interesting, and surely there'll be one that will appeal to you. 

SRI LANKA DEFEATS TAMIL TIGERS (LTTE)

It was a once in a lifetime experience when I witnessed how a nation responded to the end of a war which had plunged it into fear, suffering and poverty for 30 years.

People, including Tamils, poured onto the streets in spontaneous celebrations across Sri Lanka, ecstatic that the long dark night had finally come to an end.

I was overjoyed to share their happiness, and see history being made at the same time.