Posts Tagged "rural"

APAD 079: Overloaded

Posted by The Insider on Jan 29, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia | 4 comments

This is how we roll in rural Cambodia.

A jampacked taxi (van) and romorque and a moto.

When I used to work in one of the rural towns in the southeastern part of the country, the sight of jam-packed vans, pick ups and remorques (a motorcyle pulling a long cart) overloaded with goods and people is a common sight. With no transportation provided for project staff like me, I experienced squeezing myself and my luggage in an already full mini-bus. On some days, the overhead compartment were crammed with bags of rice and other produce, sometimes there were also live chickens tied together, or even a squealing pig or two bagged inside a sack, all on their way to the markets in Phnom Penh. Oh, one of the fun times I had back then.

APAD 073: Ambulant sellers

Posted by The Insider on Jan 21, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, people, sights, That's My World, transportation, What's On in Cambodia | 5 comments

They are your friendly basket-sellers. I took this photo while we were driving to Kep one weekend. They are a common sight in the countryside but don’t be surprised to see them in the city, too. Ambulant sellers like them are still plying their trade in this manner despite the emergence of new markets and air-conditioned malls.

It’s a lot of hard work but it’s a job to do and earns them money for their families.

These baskets made from indigenous materials found in their villages are most likely made by the village women and sold to other places.

APAD 072: Barracks

Posted by The Insider on Jan 17, 2013 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cycle 2, sights, Signs of Times, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 3 comments

The logos on the sign are not familiar to me but they must be related to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

APAD 040: Blue-skies over the Penh

Posted by The Insider on Nov 23, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Cycle 2, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, What's On in Cambodia | 1 comment

Lovely, lovely weather! Off we went to another road trip!

APAD 012: Eating dust

Posted by The Insider on Sep 28, 2012 in A Photo a Day, Addicted to Meme, All things Khmer, Cambodia life, Expat Life, sights, That's My World, travel, What's On in Cambodia | 7 comments

I took this photo Friday last week. It was a lovely day for a roadtrip.

Cloudy and dusty.

But this morning, around the same time, we have a heavy downpour. Quite the opposite of last week’s weather. Moonsoon season is finally here:

Public swimming pool. Who wants to swim, eh?

Flash flood in my street. It is getting worse every year. I don’t fancy going out to do some errands.

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