Sights

APAD 230: Areca nuts

Posted by The Insider on Dec 28, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

A bunch of ripe areca nuts from Kampong Speu province.

Chewing {tobaco, betel leaves and areca nuts} is an age-old tradition in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. When I was younger, growing up in the Philippines, I watched with utmost fascination how my grandfather and grandmother assemble the “ingredients” of their favourite pastime and how their mouths magically turned red as they chewed. Some people, especially the Westerners, find this unhygienic, ugly and unpleasant. But chewing or betel-chewing is very much part of our culture.

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APAD 229: One last look at the bridge

Posted by The Insider on Dec 27, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

The Koh Pich (Diamond Island) Bridge (pictured below), the site of last year’s deadly stampede, is now being torn down. Workers have already started the demolition work yesterday.

Here’s another photo of the bridge, taken from a different angle.

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APAD 225: Overloaded

Posted by The Insider on Dec 21, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, people, rural, sights, That's My World, transportation, travel | 1 comment

How much can a truck hold?

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APAD 222: Sunset over Svay Rieng

Posted by The Insider on Dec 15, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 2 comments

Witnessed the beauty of bewitching hour while on the road and well on our way back to the city. We are still in Svay Chrum district (Svay Rieng province) when I took this photo.

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APAD 221: Are we there yet?

Posted by The Insider on Dec 15, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

This past weekend, my husband and I went on an impromptu road trip to the Cambodian border town of Bavet, in Svay Rieng province. Bavet is one of the several international border crossing on the Cambodian side; it’s counterpart is Moc Bai, in Tay Ninh province of Vietnam. Cambodian visas are available there.

The road to Bavet from Phnom Penh is in good condition, thanks to the road project years before. Like any other border towns in Cambodia, the streets of Bavet are lined with casinos, massage and karaoke parlours.