Archive for February, 2008

Posh Penh

Aside from the Royal Palace and Independence Monument, it looks like everywhere else in Phnom Penh may become... residential! Click for the large version of this widely-published advertisement: Note the depiction of the intersection of Monivong and Sihanouk boulevards, compared to the present day. Wow. (The fine print dutifully notes this ...

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StickyGum has been traveling through Cambodia and has webbed up some slice-of-life cartoons with the aid of a digital camera. Postcards From Cambodia: Kampot Postcards From Cambodia: Kep to Kampot Postcards From Cambodia: Kampot Postcards From Cambodia: Serendipity Beach #2 Postcards From Cambodia: Serendipity Beach (cheers Damien!) More at http://www.stickygum.com/slownotes/slow-notes Tags: cambodia,comics,tourism,sihanoukville

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Wacky Sign Fun: Shade of Valentine

Happy (Shade of) Valentine's Day everyone! Photoshopped street signs are supplanting traditional painted ones in Cambodia. But they are no less surreal. (A boutique in central Phnom Penh.) Tags: cambodia,sign

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For everyone who needs a little sliming. With special slend herb! Spotted at a Phnom Penh supermarket. (Past its sell-by date too!) Tags: cambodia,product,tea

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Doughnuts and Democrats

Let's see, is this the place? Yep. Doughnut shops are a niche market that Cambodians quickly took to upon arrival in the States. And one Khmer-American entrepeneur has brought it full circle, by establishing USA Donuts in Phnom Penh. Is this where you sign up? Can I get a ballot ...

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