Posted in Uncategorized  on Feb 23rd, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Spectacle Kompong Som
Wow. I'm just going to web this up.
The spectacle is as much in the announcement as it is in the planning!
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						Posted in Uncategorized  on Feb 22nd, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Literary Latest:
A busy day today just keeping track of publishing and comics and stuff.
               Lisa Mandel is on the move with her crew of intrepid art      students. More via www.lisamandel.net (You'll ...
					
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						Posted in Uncategorized  on Feb 21st, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Siem Reap Signage:
One small step for a restaurant, one gigantic leap from Hinduism to Tourism.
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						Posted in Uncategorized  on Feb 19th, 2007
				 
				
				
					 The Perfect Phnom Penh
OK, maybe this whole 'Phnom Penh = Prague' meme is a little overblown. 
I shouldn't be too critical. Phnom Penh (and Cambodia) have a lot of cool things to offer. 
I just don't enjoy seeing it oversimplified.  
So: bring us your tourist dollars, hippies!* There's a ...
					
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						Posted in Uncategorized  on Feb 18th, 2007
				 
				
				
					 Wat a Relief
Siem Reap's Wat Preah Prom Rath (Jewelled Lord Brahma Wat) is getting a bit of a makeover, with some fresh paint.
I've always been particularly intrigued by this entrance gate.
Ray Zepp's A Field Guide to Siem Reap Pagodas, Phnom Penh (KEAP, 2000) mentions the 'maravijaya' story on this gate, ...
					
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