transportation

APAD 155: The red earth

Posted by The Insider on Sep 10, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, Kep, moto-dups, people, sights, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

After being powdered by the dust of summer comes the red, sticky mud of the rainy season, particularly in rural Cambodia.

I love the beautiful red clay soil in the countryside. Looks greasy from this angle but, no, it’s the thick, red, muddy road!

The mud is really harsh, and, as you can see, the road is virtually impassable  – sticky, slippery, and will bury your vehicle (and you) if you’re stubborn enough to go on. Our shoes and flip-flops get coated with the sticky soil, and hardens like cement when it dries up, making them impossible to wear again.

This picture was taken in Kep, Cambodia in one of my field activities. I was based there for about 6months in 2006 and, I tell you, the rainy season added more challenge to the already very challenging work we were having at that time.

Huge props to the people on bicycles and motorcycles who patiently ply roads like this during the rainy season.

APAD 149: What good is it for?

Posted by The Insider on Sep 1, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, moto-dups, people, Photo Hunt, sights, Signs, transportation | 4 comments

NO PARKING. Really?

Not many people pay attention to signs in the streets, buildings, etc. Like above. Took this photo when we were driving up to the parking space on the 5th floor of the O’Russey market in Phnom Penh.

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APAD 142: Blue sky

Posted by The Insider on Aug 19, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, people, sights, Skywatch Friday, transportation | 0 comments

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APAD 133: Clouds over the city

Posted by The Insider on Aug 5, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, Skywatch Friday, transportation | 0 comments

I spotted this ominous rain cloud from the car window the other day. It didn’t look like it was going to rain but, I tell you, light rain started to fall. It quickly turned into a torrential rain.Welcome, back, rain. Rainy season is finally here.

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APAD 125: Monivong Boulevard

Posted by The Insider on Jul 26, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, Cambodia life, downtown, sights, That's My World, transportation | 2 comments

This is Phnom Penh’s Monivong Boulevard. Picture taken a little after 12noon.
Monivong Boulevard is one of the main thoroughfares and crosses the city from north to south, beginning from the Japanese Bridge where the knotted gun monument is located and ending in Monivong Bridge.

Named after the King Monivong of Cambodia, Monivong Boulevard is also known as Street 93 to old-timers. Since this picture was taken a little after lunchtime there was visibly less traffic. Typically, Monivong is a busy street teeming with lots of photo-perfect sights for those who have the eye and quick impulse to grab a camera and shoot.

APAD 120: Special delivery by cyclo

Posted by The Insider on Jul 13, 2011 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, cyclo, transportation, Wordful Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday | 1 comment