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Inside the National Museum court yard. Visitors are not allowed to photograph the statuary housed inside the building.

Distant Relatives in Flesh and Stone

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The National Museum seemed like a good place to get our cultural bearings. And it was, meaning it was the first in a long line of the unexpected in Cambodia.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Culture | Economy | Travel | People | Photography | Art | War & Conflict | Ancient History
One of the Quay Hotel's many killer breakfasts. This is a divine combination of banana pancakes, peanut praline sauce and dollop of butter lightly altered mysterious and French ways.

Courteous Chaos on the Streets

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Cambodia is changing fast. The genteel disregard for traffic rules may not last long. For the moment it is an image of a nation getting things done with insufficient horsepower.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Culture | Economy | Travel | People | Photography
Preparing for early morning fishing on the river.

The Completely Naked Lady

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Is it unusual for a woman to be nude in public before dawn? Wait - is that a woman or not? What an interesting place Phnom Penh is!

Destinations: Phnom Penh
Topics: Culture | People
Opium pipes, picture frames, and carvings. Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Marketing Phnom Penh (Part 1)

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A visit to one of Phnom Penh's three major phsars -- traditional markets: Phsar Toul Tom Poung, referred to by all as the Russian Market...

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Food | People

Cosmetic surgery in Cambodia

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PHNOM PENH, April 3, 2009 - Phorn Lisa isn't just prepared to go under the knife for a new nose -- she's willing to risk her health. "I’m very afraid, but ready for it," said the...

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: People
City of Ghosts

Film Review: City of Ghosts

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,911]

Set in Cambodia, Matt Dillon stars as Jimmy Cremmins, a key player in a huge homeowners insurance fraud, with James Caan as Marvin Nagel, his partner-in-crime.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: People | Performing Arts
Working the River in Phnom Penh

People and Places in Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh in many ways is a thriving and vibrant city, with its many Old Colonial French buildings and great night life. I have visited it many times and absolutely love the place.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Culture | Travel | People | Photography | Architecture

Kong Nai, the Ray Charles of Cambodia

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This blind master, whose music is more popular abroad than at home, may be the last link to Cambodia's classical musical legacy ...

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: People | Performing Arts
Cambodian's young - Their ticket to a brighter future. Bopha from COSI Orphanage.

A Ticket to Hope - Cambodia

Lee Alvin - oldyonfoldy [801]

A returned visit to the capital city of the "Wild wild east" of South East Asia led me to discover new hope for Cambodia's future through her warm and remarkable young people. Its a city bravely...

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia | Angkor
Topics: Culture | Food | Economy | People | 20th Century History | Shopping | War & Conflict | Architecture

Faces of Cambodia in Black and White

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A story told with photos.

Destinations: Phnom Penh | Cambodia
Topics: Photography | People
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