Ok, so New Year is always both great fun and a great opportunity for a new start right? Of course, which is why here in Cambodia we have three of them, yes […]
Chinese New Year in Cambodia.
Pchum Ben. Ancestors’ Day.
(Photograph by kind permission of Regis Binard who runs excellent photo tours around Siem Riep. © Régis Binard https://www.angkortravelphotography.com/phcum-ben-2016/) If you have been here at least a year then you will have […]
The National Olympic Stadium.
The Olympic Stadium is a very important building in Phnom Penh, built as it was by Cambodia’s most famous architect, Vann Molyvann. The stadium is one of the city’s landmarks and holds […]
Koh Pich. Diamond Island.
Ok yeah, you all know what and where Diamond Island is but how often do you actually go out there? I am the same, not often, but every time I do I […]
Tuol Tom Poung Grilled Seafood Restaurant. Eat like a local.
Area: Russian Market, Priceclass: Affordable, Style, Khmer Grilled Seafood. A Khmer streetfood restaurant serving excellent seafood at a good price. So here we go with the first in a series of reviews […]
The White Building; The Fall of an Icon.
The White Building or Bodeng. This shot is a panorama from the roof, it was the first time I was in the building and I was helping with the sound on a […]
The Streets of Phnom Penh. Street 172. Cheap Beer and Soi Dogs.
Many of the streets in this city have a certain character which is often derived from the types of business which are to be found there. Street 172 is central to everywhere […]
Kaifun. Asian and Western Eatery.
#25, St 334 (between 57 & 63), bkk 1, Phnom Penh. Priceclass: affordable. Open: 12pm -9pm. Kaifun is on a quiet little backstreet in bkk 1 but is still right in the […]
Barroom Conversations with Om Kessara.
Om Kessara fought against the Khmer Rouge under Lon Nol in the seventies, listen to his barroom memories here.
Tonle Bassac Restaurant. Rub shoulders with the wealthy Khmer.
Building 534, Preah Monivong Blvd, Sangkat Tonle Bassac. Clientelle: Khmer. Price: Expensive $20 and up. Ok so you’ve eaten at a few street food places and had Lok Lak and Char Kdout […]
