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by Guest | Jul 20, 2017 | Asia, Asia, Cambodia, Lifestyle, Travel, What Does it Cost
Note: This guest post was written in 2017 and reflects the cost of living in Phnom Penh at that time. Prices have changed considerably since then, so the figures below should be treated as a historical snapshot rather than current costs. The Waterfront Where the Tonle...
by Jonathan Look | Jul 29, 2014 | Cambodia, Travel
Clothes of the Victims of The Killing Fields Are Still on the Ground It took me over a year to get around to writing this. Even now it creates a lump in my throat and makes me feel physically sickened. I am writing about a place, about 10 miles outside of Phnom Penh...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 21, 2014 | Adventure, Cambodia, Food, Street Food, Travel
When it comes to street food sometimes things are not what they appear to be. At other times things taste far better than they sound; for instance, blood tofu. Last summer I went on a tour and street food adventure in Cambodia with my friend Pin Vannak. I knew I was...
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by Jonathan Look | Jul 19, 2014 | Adventure, Buddhism, Cambodia, Nature, People, Photography, Travel
A Man Harvests Purple Lotus Flowers near Angkor Wat in Cambodia The Cambodia flower, the lotus flower is one of the most plentiful flowers in Cambodia. Everywhere you travel in SE Asia you will find them in lakes, ponds, canals and even in roadside ditches. The flower...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 17, 2014 | Buddhism, Cambodia, People, Photography, Travel
Wat Bo in Siem Reap, Cambodia is one of my favorite places to photograph. Upon entering the grounds there is just a sense of decompression and peace. The main temple is usually locked but the guy sitting here, the pagoda elder, has always been happy to unlock it and...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 6, 2014 | Art, Cambodia, Photography, Travel
See also: Fish Pedicure in Siem Reap Photo: Lotus Flower Harvest in Cambodia Siem Reap Giant Puppet Project One day before I left Cambodia, my friend, Vannak wanted to take me to where he grew up and show me some places tourist don’t get to see. This woman from a...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 5, 2014 | Cambodia, Photography, Travel
To me, it seemed strange to find the Hindu god Vishnu inside the Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat. When construction of Angkor Wat was begun in the 12th Century it was designed to be the state temple of the Khmer kingdom whose citizens at the time were Hindu. When the...
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by Jonathan Look | Jun 4, 2014 | Cambodia, Photography, Travel
Woman Distracted by Smartphone at Angkor Wat It seems that social media has taken over the world. Everywhere I go in all hemispheres, from mountaintops to seasides, people (including me) are using their smartphones and tablets to stay connected to their friends and...
