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APAD 300: Green pom-poms

Posted by The Insider on May 15, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 6 comments

… as far as the eye can see. The Cambodian countryside is dotted by these sugar palm trees, considered to be the country’s national tree.

Flat, green fields that change to golden yellow to earth brown depending on the season, charming wooden houses, and these palm trees reaching out to the sky. The Cambodian countryside is one of the beautiful sceneries I have ever seen.

APAD 275: The Smiling Faces of Bayon Temple

Posted by The Insider on Mar 13, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, Cambodia, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting to you the giant smiling faces of Bayon Temple, in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is amazing but Bayon is a stand-out and my personal favourite. It is a temple like no other and worth going there to see them. Again and again.

These giant faces, looking in four directions, are hoisted in 52 towers representing the provinces of what was once the Great Khmer Empire. As to who the faces represent remain a mystery up to now.

Standing there – in awe – looking at these stone faces that are looming down on you is just memorable. The history, the beauty, as well as the architectural marvel is just unbelievable. The stone faces seem to look at you at any angle. Why, I could just stand there and stare back at the faces all day! Well, I’ll stop if I get hungry, to be honest 🙂

APAD 267: Ta Prohm Temple candle

Posted by The Insider on Feb 29, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

A section of the Ta Prohm Temple, aka, the Tomb Raider temple, carved on a candle.

This is the actual temple:

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APAD 259: What’s on in Kep

Posted by The Insider on Feb 16, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 0 comments

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APAD 255: Sentry

Posted by The Insider on Feb 10, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia, sights, That's My World, travel | 3 comments

A  stone statue of the mythical solar lion is silhouetted against the sky at dusk. Photo taken at the Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap province,  Cambodia.

There are no lions in Southeast Asia but in Cambodia and Thailand, the mythical solar lion is a common fixture. In Cambodia they are found in Khmer temples and monuments, usually at the entrance gates. They stand guard together with the lunar mythical animal, the seven-headed nagas or serpents.

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APAD 239: The countryside Pajero

Posted by The Insider on Jan 17, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, sights, That's My World, transportation, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

One quiet weekend on a farm just outside of Phnom Penh, the stillness of the afternoon was broken by the familiar chug-a-chug-chug sound coming from this vehicle…

It is fondly called the “Pajero” of the rural villages. It transports products and carries people from the innermost part of the village to the town proper where the town market is. It is a great alternative to moto-dops (moto-taxis) most especially during the rainy season.