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Category Archives: Cambodia
Cambodian Food Compendium
Cambodia is not a country that’s particularly well known for its food. Indeed, even though I spent two weeks or so there back in ‘10, I can only remember one dish: a fish curry, kind of neon green, pumped full … Continue reading
An Homage to Khmer Street Refreshments
Cambodia in January is hot. Hot and dry. Way hot, and way dry. I’m pretty sure it’s still technically cool season, but it’s hot anyway. So hot that you sleep naked in your tent, windows wide open to allow maximum … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, The Food
Tagged Street Food, Sweets
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Cambodia: The Best of the Rest (Phnom Penh – Poipet)
Once again trying to rescue a few memories before they fade into oblivion. Just to spice things up, I’ll try doing this one topically. Nature / Scenery Cambodian towns and cities have some pretty intense names, part Star … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Southeast Asia, The Road
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Ten Days with Sustainable Cambodia
Just a note: on the original post, I wrote that SC students paid tuition on a sliding scale, based on ability to pay. I was wrong – that was the case at another school in the area, but I’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in Cambodia, Characters and Friends, Southeast Asia
Tagged NGO, Sustainable Cambodia, Teaching, Volunteering
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Cambodia: The Monk Post
A look back at my records indicates that I only slept at temples three times this month. That’s more than in northern and central Vietnam, where I don’t think I saw a single Buddhist temple, but far less than in … Continue reading
Posted in "Spirituality", Cambodia, Characters and Friends, Southeast Asia
Tagged Buddhism, Dharma, Monks
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You’ve Been Virtually Invited to: A Khmer Wedding!
My friends and family in Wisconsin are fond of saying that there are two seasons there: winter and construction. It’s hard to imagine a climate more different from Wisconsin’s than Cambodia’s, but there’s still a similar state of affairs going … Continue reading
Cambodia: More from the Wild East
So, about that “Death Highway.” Wouldn’t it have been a waste of my tent, sleeping pad, camping stove, and peanut supply not to give it a shot? Could it really be worse than half-pushing, half-carrying my fully loaded bike through … Continue reading
Cambodia: The First Week in the “Wild East”
Finally, uncharted territory! The last time I entered a country I hadn’t been to (by bicycle) before, it was July and I was headed to Thailand. I spent a whopping three months there before October brought me to Laos for … Continue reading