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Monthly archive October, 2006

Exhibit: Roland Neveu's 'Cambodia: Years of Turmoil' 6

We are proud to introduce some of Roland Neveu’s remarkable photographs from his book ‘Cambodia: Years of Turmoil’. Please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/angkorphotography festival/sets/72157594330457623/ In May 1975, as Cambodia was being cut off from the outside world, the Khmer Rouge expelled the last remaining foreigners over the Thai border at Poipet. Among them was photographer Roland Neveu....

Sexy Sihanoukville

Cambodians call it Kampong Som, one of the most beautiful places where they can access clean beach. The beach itself is popular to both locals and foreign visitors. This weekend was spent in the beach town formerly known as Kampong Som, though it has now been renamed Sihanoukville in honor of the former King. Back...

Countryside of Cambodia

Julayne compared the countryside of Cambodia to Amazon, at least in a sense, when the blogger making a visit to Bakong, a temple in Siem Reap. After riding along for about a half an hour, we turned left onto a red dirt road, which inevitably reminded me of two things: (1) backwoods of Southern Georgia,...

Siem Reap: Bayon temple

Christine Perez wrote that Bayon temple is the ideal place for introspective inspiration, and labeled the ancient temple 7 wonders of the world. Bayon temple is notorious for the countless carvings of Buddha-Hindu heads. Although most of them are missing ears or mouths due to nature and time, they are still pervasive. I climbed to...

Siem Reap: The Citadel of Women

It would be dissapointed if you have been to Siem Reap, visiting some great ancient temples but not having been to Banteay Srey. It is said that the art on this temples walls must have been carved by some skillfull women as the intricate carvings and the 3 dimensional art wouldn’t have been possible by...