Virtual tour of Phnom Penh
Taking a look at Cambodian capital Phnom Penh from the space is made possible with Google Earth. A Cambodian blogger in the U.S. posted a series of screenshots of Phnom Penh’s most interesting places to visit: Independence Monument, Wat Phnom, Royal Palace, Chaktomuk Theater, National Museum & Veal Men, Sisowath Quay, Central Market, Senate, Le...
The road ahead: Siem Reap
Cambodian blogger Mongkol posted a full AP news article on ‘Tourism boom brings hope, worry to Siem Reap‘. The news headline tells readers what the reporter intends to tell his/her readers. The steady boom has already transformed Siem Reap into a bustling town filled with luxury hotels and vehicles. Its streets are adorned with billboards...
Kampot in pictures
As some hundred thousand Cambodians flocked to Phnom Penh to celebrate the annual Water Festival, Saorla visited Keb, a sleepy beach town of Kampot. Many beautiful pictures are also available. I went to Kep for the Water Festival. Most everyone I know got out of Phnom Penh as millions were diverging on the city. Kep...
Two cyclists travel from Canada to Cambodia
Blogger at Holding Hands in Phnom Penh lets us know that world traveling cyclists, Ben and Gen, are now in Cambodia after making a long trip to travel the world. Ben and Gen are cyclists and are 10 months into a world tour. They estimate that they will be traveling by bicycle for another 2...
How to describe Cambodia in words?
Is it hard to describe this Southeast asian nation in several paragraphs? In a sense, perhaps it is not that easy to come up with something in your mind to express a place and people you visited and encountered. On the brighter side the Cambodian people take extreme pride in their past and specifically in...
Cambodia to go for rail link
According to Malaysian online news, within the next few months, Cambodia will begin laying rail tracks donated by Malaysia. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said Friday the first load of tracks had arrived in Aranyaprathet, the Thai border town with Cambodia, and the transfer of five more batches would be completed by the...
Water Festival to attract locals and foreign visitors
Here we go, Cambodia is set to host Water Festival, The pirogue Racing Festival, or Bon Om Touk in Khmer, one of its biggest festivals early this November. One of the largest festivals of Cambodia revolves around the Tonle Sap. The three-day Water festival of the reversal of the waters of the Great Lake is...
