Author Archives: Peter Hogan
‘The Definitive Guide to Moving to South East Asia: Cambodia’
The writer Gabi Yetter is a long standing contributor to Cambodia’s best-known and best-read expatriate website (this one) who’s had her finger on the expat pulse here for some years now. As her editor at K440, it’s been a total…
Back to School, Past the River of Smell…
After a pretty hectic December I now fall happily back into my happy, humdrum routine. It’s great to feel the warm but un-aggressive ‘cool season’ sun crawl up from behind during a 6am balcony coffee before embarking on a refreshingly…
Royal Funeral Procession Route and Times
Phnom Penh City Hall issued a statement on the 17th of January, 2013, regarding the date, time and route of the upcoming trial funeral procession for Norodom Sihanouk. Trial dates: (2 days) the 19th and 26th of January, 2013 Trial…
Cambodia: How Small Lies Become Big Lies
Introducing Kellsey Hansen aka @khansen28 on twitter Take a good look at her. Purely for her own amusement, Kellsey enjoys telling racist lies and defaming entire nations on twitter. In the grand scheme of things, Kellsey’s throwaway xenophobic untruths then…
From the Mud to the Kitchen at Pchum Ben
This time last year, Makara and I needed a small boat to travel from the main road just after Kean Svay across the river which had swollen at least half a kilometer to within meters of his family house. This…
Yesterday’s King Father Procession
Photos from yesterday showing the King Father’s procession passing onto Sotheros Boulevard and later at the Royal Palace as Norodom Sihanouk arrived to lie in state.
A Note to All Educators….
First day of school. Introductory lecture. A note to all educators. Sales pitch from the Rector. Teaching is the topic for today, class. Open your books and kiss my ass. Give a man a fish and he’ll resent you for…
Memoirs of a Grizzled Expat 14: The Cambodia ‘Casanova’
So what was I doing over Christmas? I spurned all the invites to parties as I hadn’t heard from my poor phoneless waif and I was so worried about her; I suspected – rightly – that she was too weak…
Conkers, Minnows and Elastic – Childhood Revisited in Cambodia
Last Friday I sat on the edge of a desk, surrounded by the stench of half-eaten pizzas and sticky pools of splashed Fanta. It was the day of end-of-year parties. The bossiest girls from each class had collected a few…
The Fall Of Victory Hill
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A few years ago, Victory Hill was the backpacking hub of Sihanoukville with enough customers to fill the sea with gold. But since then gravity has definitely moved down the hill to Ochheuteal Beach and the now-thriving Otres Beach area….