Tag Archives: expat life
Poll: Should Embassy Personnel in Phnom Penh Receive Hardship Pay?
Our last poll about embassy personnel in Cambodia dealt with the thorny question of whether embassy dudes should hang out in hostess bars. An overwhelming 62% percent of you voted no. Unfortunately, no one really listens to Khmer440 readers. So…
What’s so Doubtful about a Doubtful Salad?
There’s a great beer garden in Phnom Penh that my friends and I like to go to often enough for it to be on our regular list. It’s on the corner of St. 360 and the delightful Tuk S’oy (smelly…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Hotel Nine
Dining at the Hotel Nine restaurant has dispelled a couple of myths for me: 1. Hotel restaurants aren’t usually very good, and 2. Tapas are too small to be satisfying. This unassuming little spot is quite the hidden gem. Unadvertised,…
Khmer New Year Number 3
After having crossed the calm river on the passenger ferry, and having ridden the dirt tracks past hay houses, slim cows and countryside pagodas we arrive at my partner’s family house in Lovea Aim District, Kandal Province. It is my third Khmer New Year trip here. Continue reading
Is Phnom Penh Really Being Overrun By Filipino Blackjack Gangs?
I take everything I read in the Phnom Penh Post with a large bucket of salt, especially after noticing it couldn’t even get the date right on the front page a couple of months back. I’ve had fun spotting appalling…
Walkabout Joker Draw Odds for Friday, April 27, 2012
The Walkabout Joker Draw is now in Week 49. Friday night’s jackpot will be a stunning $13,877. There are now just five face down cards remaining. One of those five cards is the jackpot-winning Joker. Another card is an Ace…
Phnom Penh Restaurant Reviews: Gastrobar Botanico
Getting into Gastrobar Botanico is a bit like foraging in the jungle. If you don’t have a machete on hand, it’s a bit of a challenge to skirt the hanging vines and push through the leafy plants flapping across the…
Walkabout Joker Draw Odds for Friday, April 20, 2012
The Walkabout Joker Draw is now in Week 48. Friday night’s jackpot will be a whopping $12,840. There are now just six face down cards remaining. One of those six cards is the jackpot-winning Joker. Another card is an Ace…
Last Orders for Phnom Penh’s Drunkest Vietnam Veteran
Well he came home from the war with a party in his head and an idea for a fireworks display and he knew that he’d be ready with a stainless steel machete and a half a pint of Ballentine’s each…
Phnom Penh Pathos Part 1
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Wild Turkey Man was a real grifter: he had some great tricks going. He’d hit the front of the palace running at 7.25 sharp, just as the first tourist coaches arrived. Wow, were those guys green, they’d just hit Cambodian…