Nov 10, 2005 - The Death Highway Part Two -- The goat trail to Ko Nhek

There is no road-sign noting this innocuous little turn-off as being the main road to Cambodia's northeast capital.There is no road-sign noting this innocuous little turn-off as being the main road to Cambodia's northeast capital....

Nov 10, 2005 - The Death Highway Part Three - Koh Nhek to Ban Lung

After Koh Nhek the scenery changed. Made famous by Apocalypse Now, the Srepok was the river up which Colonel Kurtz had supposedly made his base, and while this was interesting and all, we were more interested in the fact that the road was supposed to improve after Lumphat -- the town on the far side of the Srepok and the old capital of Ratanakiri province. ... Lumphat was once the capital of Ratanakiri province until it was obliterated by air strikes during the American War. ... Today, all that remains of the original town in the roundabout with the new capital an hour or so away in Ban Lung.After Koh Nhek the scenery changed. Made famous by Apocalypse Now, the Srepok was the river up which Colonel Kurtz had supposedly made his base, and while this was interesting and all, we were more interested in the fact that the road was supposed to improve after Lumphat -- the town on the far side of the Srepok and the old capital of Ratanakiri province. ... Lumphat was once the capital of Ratanakiri province until it was obliterated by air strikes during the American War. ... Today, all that remains of the original town in the roundabout with the new capital an hour or so away in Ban Lung....