Archive for February, 2008

Cambodia: Angkor Wat and "Thai" Vodka

Thursday, February 28th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

VIEW WEB GALLERY OF ANGKOR WATI'd like to say this was awe inspiring for me, and it might have been had I given myself enough time, but I was up ... Read more..

Cambodia: Misc. Moments

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, misc, travel | No Comments »

I'm getting a little beat down by the NGO politics, the country politics, the continual fight for access, connections, story leads; I am expanding the story and sub-stories but I ... Read more..

Cambodia: A Ride in the Countryside

Sunday, February 24th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

This one is just pictures. On a recent Sunday I went with Kath out to Oudong (sp?), a pagoda about 30km North of Phnom Penh. We left in the dark, ... Read more..

Cambodia: AFESIP and Queen Sofia of Spain

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels, news | No Comments »

One year ago I emailed Somaly Mam from Thailand; I had little expectation that she would have time for me, but I asked if we might meet. She said to ... Read more..

Cambodia: Toul Kork Brothel Tour

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature, travel | 2 Comments »

This is a cursory glance at the front entrances to a variety of brothels in the Toul Kork neighborhood of Phnom Penh. Many of these are wood-shack store fronts or ... Read more..

Cambodia: Forcible Relocation

Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature, newmedia | No Comments »

VIEW MULTIMEDIA (3min)Land ownership and development is taking off in Cambodia, but it is not without its problems. Take, for instance, this anecdote I was given as background: there's a ... Read more..

Cambodia: Apsara Arts Association

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

Apsara Performance: A Short Media Clip (1.15min)There is kind of a long story behind this short little piece; there is something uplifting in it but like much of the experience ... Read more..

Cambodia: A Christian-Khmer Wedding

Sunday, February 17th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

It's wedding season; just about every corner of every block has the tent set up, the loudspeaker going, the non-stop 12 hours of music. (at right: the cake, the cross, ... Read more..

Cambodia: Child Safe

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature, travel | No Comments »

Child Safe did an opening for their new public relations campaign. Some pretty cool imagery, snack 'ems on the buffet table, cold beer, but more importantly, it's another step forward ... Read more..

Cambodia: Freebird

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

Just another night out, a Friday night in fact, with Allison (from Seattle), Kath (local), and what soon became Pat and Mick (more locals), and later Julie and Stuart (Seattle).Freebird ... Read more..

Cambodia: Asia Foundation Interview

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature | No Comments »

Marielle Lindstrom, Chief of Party of the Asia Foundation Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) Program, spent time in Moldova and in Turkey working for the International Office for Migration on ... Read more..

Cambodia: The Weight Loss Program

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in all_labels, misc | No Comments »

They left a bottle of Ensure at my door this morning. Julie and Stuart, two more traveling Seattleites who were here for a few days."That's wrong, that's just wrong," James ... Read more..

Cambodia: Elsewhere, the Scene.

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008 Posted in all_labels, travel | No Comments »

My impression is the NGO world in Phnom Penh is like high school, only the parties are better. (at left: the riverside, bar stop number four)Of course, I haven't collected ... Read more..

Cambodia: The Sex Tourist

Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in all_labels, feature | 1 Comment »

NOTE: Be warned this post mentions graphic sexual acts and the reality of sex tourism.I pulled out my notebook as soon as I'd made it into the cramped bathroom, the ... Read more..