US Embassy, Phnom Penh, Christmas Eve It was many Christmases ago, one of our earliest living in Cambodia and our Khmer maid's first...

Christmas Eve 2010, 3:55AM. Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cyclo at night, disturbed (by me.)

Bangkok. Out of the hospital with a clean bill and no required follow-ups. Not quite what I was but a helluva lot better than I could have b...

Nana Station, Sukhumvit Soi 7, Bangkok, Thailand

The Credo 1. I shall eschew the ways of the tourist and have an authentic Asian experience rather than a shallow, contrived, package holid...

My favorite apsaras at Angkor Wat. Of the thousands of devatas and apsaras adorning the walls of Angkor Wat, these two are, in my opinion...

North Kleang I'm reworking my map of Angkor Thom and spent the whole day in the central Angkor Thom area, mostly in the Royal Palace ...

Antique floor tiles of a French colonial-era building on Post Office Square in Phnom Penh, at the Golden Mermaid restaurant. Note the deep...

Recently I have had the unfortunate opportunity to survey some of the local medical facilities. Personal health issues have sent me to the h...

Rumors are rife. The city and the country are on edge as people struggle to come to grips with the tragedy on the Koh Pich Bridge two days...

The Phnom Penh Post (English edition) Rasmei Kampuchea Daily Newspaper The Cambodia Daily The Phnom Penh Post (Khmer edi...

I wish I had something profound to say. I wish I had some great insight to offer. I wish I could say why all this happened. I wish I could b...

One evening last year I was relaxing over a beer after a late dinner at a bar & grill on the riverfront here in Phnom Penh. It was about...

For years Thailand has been touted as ‘The Land of Smiles.’ On arrival at the old Don Muang Airport in Bangkok tourists were greeted by a ...

Vimean Ekareach (Independence Monument), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2001 Vimean Ekareach (Independence Monument), Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2007

Cambodian police enjoy a less than sterling reputation in general and are not known for their fair and impartial dealings with foreigners. T...

Crematorium at Wat Ounalom, next to Phsar Kandal off of Street 154, now gone. Cambodian Buddhist tradition is to cremate the dead. Major ...

There is a kind of lizard that lives here in Southeast Asia known as the Tokay Gecko (in both Khmer and English). It's an attractive ani...

October 29. Coronation Day in Cambodia - today is the 6th anniversary of the day that H.M. King Norodom Sihamoni ascended the throne of the ...

A bit of excitement on this afternoon's walk. I was passing the intersection of Sihanouk Blvd and Monivong Blvd when I witnessed a minor...

It was March 1994 if I remember correctly. My first visit to Angkor. I was fortunate. I had almost 4 weeks at the temples and I took full ...

Toul Sleng Genocide Museum (S-21), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Restaurants and guesthouses line the edge of Boeung Kak lake, 2007 Long Phnom Penh's backpacker ghetto, Boeung Kak lake and its legen...

The Cretin said, " The Cretans are always liars. " - The Liar Paradox I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City by plane, checked through i...

Western fast food fuelling SE Asia diabetes boom * (AFP) SYDNEY — The growing popularity of Western junk food is fuelling a diabetes boom ...

Kampot - It’s raining. Hard. A standard monsoon-season rain in Cambodia. Mid-afternoon, sudden, intense and noisy, long in trailing off. Fir...