2015 May | Inside Cambodia

Skywatch Friday: Sunset over Kep

Posted by The Insider on May 22, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Watching the sun disappear in the horizon. Kep has, arguably, the best sunsets in the whole of Cambodia.

Photo taken from the upper floor of Kep Lodge’s restaurant.
Kep (facing the Gulf of Thailand), Cambodia

Wordless Wednesday: Abandoned church

Posted by The Insider on May 20, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

Old church built by the French at Bokor Hill Station

An old abandoned Catholic found in Bokor hill station.

One of the exciting things we did during the Khmer New Year holiday was go on a road trip to Kampot, to the popular Bokor Hill station. There we saw this old church that stands by the road, the image is eerie and haunting. More about this church in the following posts.

Our World Tuesday: Ruins of Bokor Palace Hotel

Posted by The Insider on May 19, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

We celebrated the Khmer New Year in the coastal town of Kep, located down south of the country. The highlight of our holiday was a side-trip to neighbouring town, Kampot.

Kampot is a sleepy fishing town. It is small but the streets are wide and a bit dusty. It is the jump off base to the popular Bokor Hill Station up in Bokor Mountain where the popular ruins of an old French hotel and casino, Bokor Palace Hotel and Casino, is located. I was excited to go see the ruins for the first time but I was disappointed when I found this:

Do you feel what I feel, too? It used to be like this:

Photo by Mark Roy via Flickr.

The before-renovation photo was eerily beautiful; brooding and menacing at the same time that it was a fav destination for exploration by foreign visitors as well as ghost hunters. Some genius had the idea of renovating/refurbishing the hotel — and the result is the ugly, grey thingie that you see on the top-most photo. I’m sure it was called a ruin for a reason 🙁

For more details about the ruins, you can read about it in my other blog, Sreisaat Adventures.

Monday Mellow Yellows: Consumer goods

Posted by The Insider on May 18, 2015 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 3, Expat Life | 2 comments

I always go to local markets for our food supplies and, I tell you, it’s chaotic and noisy and it’s so easy to get caught in things when there’s so many things screaming for your attention. And this is one shop that sells dry goods – from seasonings (soy, oyster, chilli sauces), cooking oils, the pungent fish sauce, dishwashing liquid, laundry powder and bath soaps as well as mature coconuts – all piled together!

All the goods, from cooking to bathroom products, are arranged neatly. Some of the food stuff are put beside laundry products though.

After many years of living in Cambodia, I’ve learned how to navigate the public markets. I’ve also became familiar with the products, their packaging and multi-lingual labels.