After stumbling into Cambodia 15 years ago, long-term expat Horace has made the country his home. Marissa Carruthers talks to him about the highs and the lows and how Cambodia has changed over the years.
“I much preferred the Cambodia of old than the Cambodia …
The body of former king Norodom Sihanouk was cremated last Monday. It was quite a momentous occasion, and although a supposed one million people lined the streets when his body was repatriated from Beijing in October, the funeral procession attracted far fewer people.
Many …
Sunday 3rd February marked four years since I landed in Phnom Penh. That first morning I woke to the crash of cymbals outside and went to stand out on the balcony, feeling the waves of tropical heat rise up from the street below, where …
It’s rush hour in Lazy Beach, which means there are six people floating in the azure water watching the late afternoon sun disappear into the Gulf of Thailand.
There’s no noise from hammering, shouting or motorbikes. Only the distant buzzing of insects, chirping of birds …
K440 dispatched Jeff Mudrick, creator of Phnom Penh’s best known gourmet burger, to ‘Mike’s’ to review Phnom Penh’s best known generic burger.
Dedication
The conversation with the editor of this fine journal went something like this:
K440: “You know hamburgers. Do a review of Mike’s, …
From being caught in the vicious crossfire that once plagued Phnom Penh’s streets and stepping on a landmine to being the first person to move into historic Hotel Cambodiana, four-decade Cambodia expat Felgerkarb has seen it all since moving to the Kingdom in …
‘War’ might not be the right term. More like ‘rock festival’, or ‘termite invasion’, or something that implies hoards descending upon a location.
Over the last few months in the capital there’s been a rapid expansion of the existing big players on …
When Rattana Gordon and Sophea Prim talked about opening a brick and mortar business, their first idea was to open a bagel shop in Phnom Penh.
That was in 2009.
Four years later, the two enterprising women not only make great bagels, they also run …
The Comedy Club Cambodia, in support of Operation Smile Cambodia, is offering a unique opportunity for residents of Phnom Penh next month.
Irish comic Aidan Killian will host a three-day course on presentation …
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.
Now it’s so …
