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Leaving on a Jet Plane?…
Every six months or so I return to the place I once called home. With heightened airport security around the world, I find myself spending significant amounts of time in long lines with no one to talk to. An interesting…
Addiction on the up in Cambodia
Fresh off the Bus This is a cautionary tale for anyone wanting to come to on Cambodia holiday and I hope the story you read makes you all think long and hard. Visiting Cambodia has had far reaching and potentially…
Cambodia Busomania
The sign at the head of this article is what’s left over of an experimental bus system, financed by Japan, that operated for about 6 months back in 2001. As I understand it, people did use the system but it…
That Mythical Small Cambodian Fishing Village
I took the opportunity a week’s holiday threw up to take the missus out of town and head for the coast. I avoided the rather scuzzy beach resort of Sihanoukville (soon to be major international oil terminal – besides, hundreds…
Cambodian Travel: Kompong Chhnang, Hilltop Temples
The foothills of western Cambodia”s wild Cardamom Mountains stretch all the way to Kampong Chhnang. The provincial landscape is one of rolling green hills, and many of these have become traditional Khmer sites of worship. With the exception of one…
Travel: Around Kampong Chhnang
A few months ago, I made a trip to Kampong Chhnang with my friend, Srey Mom, to check out the old, abandoned Chinese-built airport and some of the surrounding Khmer Rouge era infrastructure. While the massive airport, large enough to…
Annual Trek
I’ve just returned home to Cambodia from my annual trek to America. Being one who prefers being on the ground I generally go overland to Bangkok, not to mention that, at least until recently, it’s been quite a bit cheaper…
Cambodia Daytrips: Prasat Sras Keo, Takeo
Dusting off an old archaeological survey of Takeo I found some time ago, I headed down to the provincial capital recently in search of several obscure pre-Angkorean temples. Even with specific place names, it’s not always easy to find these…
Skull Tourism: Cambodia’s Rise from the Mass Grave of History
Cambodia is a mass grave, a shallow hole in the ground, blood-soaked, bone-filled, holding the rotten corpses of the millions slaughtered by Pol Pot’s psychotic, genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. Ironically, though, it is this brutal, bloody history that is helping…
My Off White Romance 2
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The bus ride was physically and emotional uncomfortable. Angst-ridden and heartbroken, the bus was crowded, stuffy, and I had the pleasure of sitting next to a soldier in camouflage who felt that it was ok to rest his leg against…