Archive for 2018

The Saga Of The Child Temple Vendor [Update]

Posted in news on Nov 25th, 2018

On social media in the last few weeks, this story has been HUGE: Meet the Incredible Cambodia Boy Who Can Speak Over 10 Languages https://nextshark.com/cambodian-boy-multiple-languages/ "Temple kid speaks many languages! But he's POOR." I lived in Siem Reap from year 2000 to 2004. (And was in Tomb Raider before it ...

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Farewell To Steve Gourley

Posted in cambodia, current events on Feb 26th, 2018

[Above: memorial at Wat Teuk Thla, Phnom Penh. It is open to the public.] Steve Gourley (51) has passed. He had been convalescing from head trauma from a moto accident in Phnom Penh in 2017. He had the good fortune to have a good medical cover, and had initially begun recovery ...

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