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Phnom Penh – S-21 and Killing Fields

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum  is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime (1975 to 1979). S-21 was  one of at least 150 execution centers in Cambodia at the time, and it is believed that as many as 20,000 prisoners were killed there. …

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The Latest Trend in Cambodian Fashion…

Well maybe not the “latest” because as far as I can tell it has actually been worn for quiet some time… however, one of the more popular outfits to be seen on the streets of Cambodia (it doesn’t seem to matter whether it is in a city, village or rural), is a snappy little, matching…

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Oudong Temples

Oudong (also known as as Udong or Odong) is located  about 40 km northwest of the Cambodian capital – Phnom Penh. The temples (which are visible from miles around) are located on the top of a mountain.  When we visited the tiling around these temples was undergoing restoration … and being replaced by lovely white (and…

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Brick Factories & Spiders

The Road from Kompong Thom to Phnom Penh, is better (and busier) than many in Cambodia and packed full with thibngs ti see and photograph.  A couple of the memorable stops on this journey are highlighted below : Hmmmm, Fried Taranatulas Like most subsistence farming communities throughout the world, rural Cambodians make the most of…

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Bullock Cart in the Paddy Fields

Many of the “iconic” photos of rural life, not just in Cambodia but throughout Asia, involves locals going about their daily work activities in the rice paddies. While on the road we are always on the lookout for opportunities to photograph workers in the foreground with some “interesting” landscape scene in the background (often sugar…

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Kratie to Kompong Thom

A reasonably full days traveling today – with lots of opportunities to stop along the way for a variety of very different photo opportunities : Along the road Travelling in Cambodia is always fascinating, there are a plethora of things going on all around – many of which seem odd or even bizarre.  The roads…

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They Love their Timber in the North

One of the major natural resources in the north of Cambodia is timber… and they LOVE to showcase it with BIG, chunky, solid, furniture.  Many of the hotels in the north feature very heavy timber furniture – so much so that on one occasion I actually considered asking for assistance to help move a single…

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Kratie and the River Dolphins

On the way to Kratie (a resonably bumpy drive plus a river crossing)  we stopped at a random Temple/Monastery and the locals were preparing a meal for their monks.  Everyone delights in visitors and the kids especially are curious of strangers.  They are ALL fascinated by the cameras and love to see their photos –…

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Happy Happy Pizza Anyone ??

Apparently, even though the actual smoking of marijuana is illegal in Cambodia it is considered quite acceptable to include it as an ingredient in cooking.  Hence  at many restaurants/cafes it is possible to  get it added as an extra with your meal. At our “local” breakfast cafe they have an option for “Happy Happy Pizzas”,…

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Stung Treng

I hoped to do some long exposure shots of the Perseid meteor shower last night, and got up a couple of times to check the weather , however it was overcast all night unfortunately… maybe tonight (last chance). This morning we had a well deserved sleep in (to 8am – what a luxury), and a 3hr…

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