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APAD 081: The sugar palm trees of Cambodia

Posted by on May 31, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, rural, sights, That's My World | 1 comment

The Sugar Palm tree  (borassus flabellifer), or the Asian Palmyra palm, is one of Cambodia’s national icons. These trees are not hard to miss (from afar they look like cute pompom heads on a stick) as they are found all throughout Cambodia, especially in the countryside.

Just like the Philippines’ very own coconut tree, the sugar palm tree plays a very important role in providing a source of food, income, and not to mention as a source of building materials, to Cambodians.

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>Wordless Wednesday 008: A stupa rises from nowhere

Posted by on Dec 15, 2009 in All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, rural, sights, Wordless Wednesday | 3 comments

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>Wordless Wednesday 006: Spirit House

Posted by on Mar 11, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Kep, rural, sights, Wordless Wednesday | 4 comments

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>That’s My World! 002: Two bikes by the curve

Posted by on Mar 10, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Kep, rural, sights, That's My World | 9 comments

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One of my favorite things to do on weekends is to go for a bike ride around Kep with my husband early in the morning. Kep is only a small city with 11 villages in total. It takes about an hour’s easy ride to go from one end to another. All throughout the way, the breeze is refreshing and the view — fantastic!

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>Wordless Wednesday 005: This way, please…

Posted by on Mar 4, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Kep, rural, sights, Wordless Wednesday | 1 comment

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Gateway to Wat Kampong Tralach
Kep, Cambodia

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>That’s My World! 001: Dreaming of Koh Tonsay

Posted by on Mar 3, 2009 in A Photo a Day, All things Khmer, Kep, rural, sights, Wordless Wednesday | 6 comments

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Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island)
Kep, Cambodia

Summertime is here and the blue waters of Koh Tonsay beckons. Koh Tonsay is my favorite beach in Cambodia… it is still pristine and there is a wild and unyielding feel to the island. With only a few families living here, beach-goers can have the whole island to themselves away from the maddening crowd, enjoying the waters and the fresh seafood, watching the sunrise or sunset, and if you are lucky enough, you can see dolphins playing from a distance. I can’t wait to go there again.

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