Posted in photography, temples, tourism on Aug 10th, 2008
I envy Geoffrey and Kounila for their chance to go to Preah Vihear. It's a stunning setting, and I hope to visit again when things have calmed down.
While some may believe it's challenging to enter from the Cambodian side, it's do-able if you think of it more as a road ...
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Posted in dance, music, news, tourism on May 23rd, 2008
Our second day in Siem Reap found us sleeping in late. No complaints, we'd had an eventful evening. Jet, Melanie and Idea Czar had mooted a gig to Renaud the night before and he was game - so that afternoon Abacus Cafe texted the known universe that something ...
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I love this photo. The kids are alarmed at the loud music, and amazed at the antics of the circus.
I'd better backtrack: Idea Czar / Multivore yrs truly wind up at Abacus for some dinner action. And proprietor Renaud had just arrived back in town with a circus in tow.
It ...
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Posted in tourism on May 21st, 2008
Man, that was a bumpy bus ride from Battambang to Siem Reap. The road was being dug up for improvements - not one stretch at a time, but all at once.
(Text message from Phnom Penh: it seems guitars are on the way to Siem Reap. Could some live music be ...
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Posted in environment, food, tourism on May 20th, 2008
The descent down Phnom Sampow is very steep, and though I've been up it before, the speed at which our guides steered their motos down almost made me we were gonna take to the skies. (Not that I wanted to.) Fortunately this was not the case and we all arrived ...
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