Khmer fisherman
With some beautiful pictures, an interesting profile of a Cambodian fisherman, who lives in Siem Reap, was recorded here by Jed and Bebe, on ‘Snapshot Aesthetics’. Sin Mut is a 29-year old fisherman from Chong Khneas village in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He lives with his family of thirteen on the banks of the great Tonle...
Buddhism and Christianity in Cambodia
In one of the previous blog-posts, Cambopedia pointed out an interesting story about love or hate Cambodia. In this entry, you’ll find two things about religion in Cambodia; first, the nation’s most respected Buddhism, and last, Christianity. Religion in Cambodia is predominantly Buddhism with 95% of the population being Theravada Buddhist. Most of the remaining...
Upcoming: PhotoPhnomPenh
This year’s PhotoPhnomPenh event will take place at Fine Arts University of Cambodia on November 28 – December 6, 2009. For more detail. For the second PhotoPhnomPenh event, 22 exhibitions of international artists will be presented in the main cultural spaces of the city.In the spirit of discovery, festivity, and Asian-European encounters, PhnomPenhPhoto 2009 is...
Khmer farmers in picture
Leo Laksi’s Bangkok And Back blog has published a post of some of the most beautiful images of Cambodian rural landscape. Take a look at this for a set of picture of Cambodian farmers at work.
How to bargain in Russian Market
This weekend, I went to Phnom Penh’s Russian market (Tuol Tum Poung for locals) this afternoon to buy some apparel. The market has so much to offer to both locals and tourists. Khmer teenagers and middle ages love to shop in Russian market for a few reasons. It’s understood that a number of apparel products...
Buddhist monks in Angkor Wat
In one of the latest blog posts on Steve McCurry’s Blog, you can take a look at a set of pictures of Buddhist monks in a number of countries (Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Bhutan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Burma). Here’s an image of Khmer monks, taken in Angkor Wat temple, Cambodia.
Barbecued frog: Cambodia's street food
Cooking The Books has a nice blog post (with a picture taken in Battambang province) about Cambodian street food. The markets of Cambodia are full of freshly killed and skinned frogs whose bodies seem completely oblivious to those two facts and carry on hopping around in a pointless bid for freedom. On the streets you...
Floating village
This set of photographs of Siem Reap’s floating village tells a story of how travelers see the life on the lake. The floating forest has inhabitants like birds and monkeys, and during the rainy season when the water level rises, monkeys will tend to swim across the water body and get to safer land. The...
Love Cambodia
On a trip to Phnom Penh from Bangkok, a traveler at ‘flashbacks, time after time’ puts some thoughts on the visit to The Place, the Russian Market, a North Korean restaurant, the Grand Palace, the Silver Pagoda, and the Killing Fields. Also, there’s an interesting thing about a new North Korean restaurant in the Cambodian...
5 frustrating things about Cambodia you should know
Chelsea at Wanderlust and Wanderlost reflected on her visit to Cambodia. In this post, it’s all about why Cambodia is the most frustrating country the traveler has visited. 1. Corruption: Cambodia is one of the worlds most corrupt countries. In a study done by Transparency International, Cambodia was given a rating of 2, 10 meaning...
