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sewing, travel

sewing shop

I can’t help but be intrigued and curious as I walk past sewing and tailoring shops here in Pursat Cambodia. This was a particularly lovely view into this seamstress’s (or seamster’s) work place but then you can also look in to the house behind. By the way every Cambodian has a least one hammock ready […]

cycling, travel

two wheels are better than four

You see many bikes in Cambodia, not even close to the number of scooter-mopeds but definitely enough to smile about. I’ve been a bit of a chicken when it comes to taking pictures of cyclists point-blank. I need to just do it, have courage and remember that Cambodians are super friendly, smiling waving and saying […]

travel

Pagoda

We took a minute today to visit a Buddist Pagoda. You walk through a filthy, smelly marketplace (piles of fly covered fish for sale) and turn the corner to a beautiful peaceful pagoda. About 75 monks live there, they run a school on the site. They were very kind about visiting with us and answering […]