Every year during Cambodia green season in September and October, the temples of Angkor are covered with several hues of Green. The old dry yellowish moss is brought to life again by the monsoon rain. If Angkor Wat temple does not have any mosses growing on its stones, the temples deeper in the jungle have … Read more
37 heavens is an upcoming movie by and set to be filmed in 2023 in the famous Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia. Movie producers are Graham Leader from SeaLion Films and Jamie Bialkower from Jump Street Films. Director is Marc Munden, based on a script written by Steve Austin. The story focus on the relationship … Read more
? SOUNDS OF ANGKOR Angkor is not only about visuals but also about something we sometimes do not spend enough attention: sounds of Angkor. The Angkor archeological park which spreads on 400 sqm has a dense forest and many nature sounds are noticeable especially in the morning when insects and animals are waking up. There … Read more
Archaeology Cambodia: A Quick Timeline With over 2000 archeological sites in total, Cambodia is well known worldwide for its beautiful temples of Angkor near Siem Reap. Angkor Wat temple in particular has captured the imagination of many generations since Henri Mouhot introduced it to the world in 1860 with his book Voyage dans les … Read more
Redmi note 8 pro review I recently updated my Huawei P9 lite (released in April 2016 ) with a Redmi Note 8 Pro, a mid range smartphone released by Xiaomi in October 2019. This smartphone is dubbed by Xiaomi as the “Pioneer of 64MP Quad Camera” as it is the world’s first smart phone … Read more
Markets in South-East Asia and in Cambodia in particular are one of my favorite places to take pictures for many reasons which I will detail below. Every city or village in Cambodia have one or more markets. They can be indoors under metallic rooftops or in a concrete building or outdoors along a road side. … Read more
If you have visited the temples of Angkor, you probably still remember the impressive face towers of Bayon temple. These enigmatic and slightly smiling faces carved in sandstone are the signature of the king Jayavarman VII. This design is very important in Angkorian architecture and unique among all archaeological sites of South East Asia. To … Read more
Battambang (also called Bat Dambong, which means the disappearing stick) is the second largest city in Cambodia with a rich colonial history. It had more than 500,000 inhabitants in 1962. Because of its proximity with Thailand, Battambang had a tumultuous history. It was annexed by Thailand in 1795 until it was transferred to French Indochina … Read more
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ike a pilgrimage, thousand of people are exploring everyday Angkor Wat, the largest religious temple in the world and share their pictures on social media. Among them, pictures of sunrise at the reflecting pool are probably the most famous ones. However there are many other opportunities. We wanted to sharing with you in this post … Read more
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he existing Cambodian railway system covers 650 kilometers and consist of two lines: The Northern line (386 km) , built between 1929 and 1942 during the French Protectorate and the Southern line (266 km) which was built later in the 60’s. It was then operated under the name of CHEMINS DE FER ROYAUX DU … Read more
