Angkor Photography Festival: filmaker S. Smith Patrick
In this post, you will meet filmaker S. Smith Patrick. At the 2005 Angkor Photography Festival, independent filmaker S. Smith Patrick chronicled Cambodian street kids as their lives were transformed through the festival’s photography and dance workshop. It is a thought-provoking one-hour documentary delving into issues of poverty, global tourism, ancient and modern cultures converging,...
The Angkor-Gyeongju World Cultural Expo 2006
One of the largest events to be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia’s top tourist destination, later this year hit the headline. The Royal Government of Cambodia is going to spend $20 million to renovate infrastructure in the town for the Angkor-Gyeongju World Cultural Expo 2006. Expo fever prompts $20 million Siem Reap facelift By Cheang...
Do You Miss Phnom Penh?
No, it is not that you meet or know any women from Phnom Penh. After visiting to Phnom Penh, for some people it may be just a trip to a city in South-east Asia. But for some, it is something you miss the prestigue of this capital city. My Lonely Planet guidebook described Phnom Penh...
Souvenir from Cambodia
What do you expect to get back from your visit to Cambodia? Not ancient statues. Something that enrich your travel experience unique when you get back home. What about Krama at Russian market? These handwoven cotton scarves are worn by the rural Khmers (Cambodian people) as well as those in cities. The Khmers use it...
Cambodia: Decrepit Railways' Rehabilitation on Track
Bi-weekly newspaper Phnom Penh Post report on project to be carried out to rehabilitate railways network of Cambodia. Cambodian and Asian Development Bank specialists estimate that it will cost about $67 million for the major project. Good news for travelers who prefer to travel by train. By Cheang Sokha The dilapidated railways network connecting Phnom...
Angkor Photography Festival: Workshops for Young Asian Photographers
The second Angkor Photography Festival will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from November 25 th to December 1st, 2006. This international event is not just about print exhibitions and outdoor projections by renowned artists and photo-journalists. By offering free workshops for young Asian photographers and developing outreach projects for disenfranchised Cambodian youth, participants contribute...
Banteay Meanchey: Sisophon
Not tourist sites, Sisophon, the capital of Banteay Meanchey is in the northwest of the country. And so not many travellers keen to write anything about this province. But here is the first one, at least for the being. So, it was no surprize that we discovered that we were leaving for Sisaphon, the next...
Siem Reap: Bakong Temple
Starting this month, Cambopedia hopes to cover more and more interesting travel notes. In this post, you can delve deep into one of the ruins of the temples of Angkor in Siem Reap, Prasat Bakong (Bakong temple). I have just posted a few more galleries of photos from Cambodia. Most of them were shot one...
Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone: Cambodia (Part II)
And yet Kevin Sites of the Hot Zone is here and there, doing journalistic reporting on a number of aspects of Cambodian life–from the past to the recent development. River of Tears For Cambodia’s fishing families, living on the Mekong River may be rent free, but it still has its costs. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia –...
Battambang: Floating Village
Known to many for its fame in many other things, Battambang also offers beautiful lanscape of life on the river. When I went to Cambodia last month, I took a boat ride from the temples at Ankor to a little city called Battambang. It was interesting to see the villages, some floating on the river,...
The Road Ahead: Cambodia
If you are not a first-time traveller to Cambodia, it is no surprise that Cambodian children at tourist sites are able to talk to you in your native language, English, Chinese, French, Thai, Japanese, or even Korean. They, of course, set their sight to learn the languages to make a living, selling souvernir gifts, or...
Phnom Penh: Places to Visit
For few day in Phnom Penh, where are some of the most interesting places to visit? Places to visit may include, if you wish to feel both the past and present of the Cambodian capital, The Killing Fields (Tuol Sleng or S-21 Prison), The National Musuem, the Royal Palace, The Russian Market, and The Royal...
