Another great kingdom of the past, Ayutthaya, fell victim to the Burmese invasions that have so often been a feature in history of this Country. Our encounter with the capital Bangkok brings us back to the present: a vast cluster of skyscrapers, social housing, monumental temples, large road junctions, subways, and life on the river Chao Phraya. Please turn on closed captions.

During the last few days of the journey through Thailand, Overland will be traveling on foot and by boat on the islands of the Andaman Sea to discover yet more beauty in this marvelous and peaceful Nation, where we shall have encounters with people, as well as tropical fish and natural monuments. Please turn on closed captions.

In the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur we shall be meeting traditional members of the Country's Hindu minority, who express their faith with self-flagellation and rituals linked to times gone by. In the Tempurung Cave we will find traces of the Civil War, known as the Malayan Emergency, a dark chapter in Malaysia's history that is now firmly in its past. Please turn on closed captions.

Cambodia lives its present under the beacon of a great ancient past in Khmer, and Buddhist and Hindu cultures which left an incredible archaeological heritage all across the country, with many sites having only just been discovered. Overland's Cambodian journey will begin from the city of Siem Reap. Please turn on closed captions.

Phnom Penh is a fast-growing capital home to a young population that is keen to escape the bitter memory of the country's awful past of tyranny, torture and death. In the genocide Museum, Prison S21, thousands of photographs, documents, evidence and lucky survivors offer their shocking historical accounts. Please turn on closed captions.