tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19431837947274127502024-03-13T09:17:28.587-07:00Treasures of CambodiaThis guide helps you to discover the treasures of Cambodia, especially Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat. It collects tipps by insiders and offers links to Google Maps as well as reviews of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants by other guests.marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-92092527994496744672019-12-24T13:26:00.000-08:002019-12-24T13:29:11.528-08:00Why is a Chinese Company building an Airport in the Jungle of Dara Sakor with a very long Runway?See the locations on <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TJwOo1CNApngrrq4vm6YjuXV4KLdkU7q&usp=sharing"><b><span style="color: red;">#BeltandRoad Google Map</span></b></a><br />
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Not very many tourists have visited Dara Sakor Resort so far<br />
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When completed next year, <b>Dara Sakor International Airport</b> will boast the longest runway in Cambodia. Nearby workers are clearing trees from a national park to make way for a port deep enough to host naval ships, reports The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/world/asia/cambodia-china-military-bases.html">New York Times</a>. What is going on?<br />
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The Chinese company building the airstrip and port says the facilities are for civilian use according to New York Times. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen denies that he is letting China’s military set up in Cambodia. Instead, his government claims that a global logistics hub will be developped in Dara Sakor. But a local fisherman told the New York Times reporter, that officials from the Ministry of Land Management had informed him, that his home would be demolished to make way for a “military port built by the Chinese.” His land is part of the 110,000-acre <b>Dara Sakor concession</b> leased more than a decade ago to the Chinese company <b><a href="http://www.union-groupcompany.com/index.php/Ch/En/Index/index#page6">Union Development Group</a></b> - with 20 percent of Cambodias coastline. The since then constructed <b>Dara Sakor resort</b> and <b>Koh Kong Casino</b> have seen little tourism according to the New York Times. Less than 50 miles from Dara Sakor, another nearly empty Chinese-built development rises from another national park, the <b>Sealong Bay International Beach Resort</b> - just in the neighbourhood of <b>Ream Naval Base</b>. Satellite images from the European Space Agency show that the runway for the airport is far longer than is required for civilian aircraft, <a href="https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2188558/cambodias-koh-kong-project-chinese-tourists-or-chinas-military">South China Morning Post</a> has reported. Zhang Gaoli, the former vice-premier of China and chairman of the leading group for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, backed the project from the beginning, presiding over the signing of the agreement between Union Development Group and Cambodia, while he was the mayor of Tianjin. According to registration records, Union Development group is a subsidiary of Tianjin Wanlong Group, a Chinese property developer.<br />
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Dara Sakor is called a "model project" of Chinas Belt and Road initiative by <a href="http://www.mcc.sg/Dara-Sakor/index-eng.html">MCC Singapore</a>. But <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-silkroad-cambodia-insight/in-cambodia-stalled-chinese-casino-resort-embodies-silk-road-secrecy-risks-idUSKCN1J20HA">Reuters</a> reported that Work began in 2008 - long before the Belt and Road initiative was launched in 2013 by China’s President Xi Jinping.<br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Khum Kaoh Sdach, Kambodscha10.8801928 103.14519829999995-14.6418417 61.836604299999948 36.4022273 144.45379229999995tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-92157946088174660992018-09-09T23:01:00.000-07:002018-09-09T15:55:42.243-07:00RIP Dr. Beat Richner: He saved so many Children's Lifes in CambodiaSee the location on <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.377157,103.863544&spn=0.012254,0.019398">Jayavarman VII Hospital for Children Google Map</a></span><br />
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Dr. Beat Richner, playing cello<br />
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<b>Update 9.9.2018</b><br>
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<b>Dr. Beat Richner (71), who has saved so many lives in Cambodia, has died in Switzerland today.</b> He had to return to Switzerland in spring 2017 due to a severe malady. Due to his illness, he has lost his memory. He even could not remember his work in Cambodia in the last weeks of his live. But the Cambodian people will remember him forever. His foundation in Switzerland announces that they will go on with organizing suppport for the children hospitals in Cambodia.<br>
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Every Saturday, at 7.15 pm and sometimes also every Thursday at 7.15 pm at Jayavarman VII Hospital in Siem Reap, on the way from the town to Angkor Wat: Swiss doctor Beat Richner - he calls himself Beatocello - plays Bach on the cello and speaks about the activities of the five children's hospitals in Cambodia, which he has founded and where the access to treatment and medicine is free. And he shows the film "L'ombrello di Beatocello" about 20 years of work for justice in Cambodia.<br />
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Justice? Yes, according to Beat Richner there is no justice, if children in Cambodia do not have access to medicine, because it is too expensive for example for cambodian farmers, who earn less than 300 dollars a year. And for Richner there is no justice, if the Cambodian children are not allowed to have the same quality of medicine treatment as children for example in Switzerland. Richner critizises the World Health Organization (WHO) because they don't allow the poors in the pour countries to get the same quality of medicine care as the children in the rich countries.<br />
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And by listening to Richner you learn, that more than sixty percent of people in Cambodia are infected by Tuberculosis. Because so many people were in the 300 prisons and concentration camps during the regime of the Khmer Rouge. And prisons are a basis for Tuberculosis. But Richner talks not only, he plays the music. And his playing on the cello is one of the main sources for money for his hospitals, for donations. And only a small part of the money (annual running costs of 40 Million dollars now in 2012, 2400 people working in the hospitals) come form governments as the Cambodian and the Swiss government. And with this every day around 400 children can enter the hospital.<br />
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After you have heard all this, you will be moved and understand, why Richner says: "If there is no justice there will be no peace". And then he will invite you to make blood or money donations. And here you can <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.beat-richner.ch/Assets/richner_donation.htmlhttp://">make donations</a></span> also.<br />
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Beat Richner is now more than 65 years old. He will not be able in the future to play in the money with his cello. So he tries now to involve more countries to invest money into the future of the children of Cambodia. He hopes, that also the Chinese government will give Cambodia money to give to the hospitals. And it may be a good sign, that the Chinese Ambassador in Cambodia was listening to Beatocello just the same evening in November 2012, when the author of this blog was listening too.<br />
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Read the history of the Kanta Bopha hospitals in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap <a href="http://www.beat-richner.ch/Assets/richner_history.html">story</a>.<br />
See videos about the Kantha Bopha Hospital by Georges Gachot, who turned the film "L'Ombrello di Beatocello": <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPJAbVJ7igs&feature=related">Kantha Bopha Hospital, Phnom Penh, 17 Jan 11 - Part 1</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot-h_o3LclU&feature=plcp">Part 2</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Gaqk8xQnE&feature=plcp">Part 3</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu9bow-d48M&feature=plcp">Trailer of the film "L'Ombrello di Beatocello"</a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/7326892">Film "L'Ombrello di Beatocello"</a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/24779239">Film about Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap</a>.<br />
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A long queue waiting for free help at Kantha Bopha Children Hospital<br />
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<br>marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Jayavarman VII Hospital, Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.3757152 103.861119413.3737842 103.8585979 13.377646200000001 103.86364090000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-4258927287345067872016-07-17T16:01:00.000-07:002016-07-17T07:00:34.259-07:00Surprising Discoveries around Mahendraparvata: The largest Empire on Earth in the 12th Century?See the locations on <a href="https://www.google.ch/maps/@12.9755364,103.2936757,8z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1R3JLiZBikhJEJDCVBg9jiH1W0ww"><span style="color: red;">Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom Google Map</span></a><br />
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Below the jungle of Phnom Kulen a big suprise: Mahendraparvata - a city as big as Phnom Penh<br />
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Many secrets still surround the famous temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom in Cambodia, the Khmer empire and its decline. They are hard to uncover by archeologists, as in the Khmer world masonry was used almost only for the construction of religous monuments, whereas urban structures around the temples, even the royal places of Angkorian kings, were made of earth, wood and thatch. Not much has remained of these structures.<br />
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Therefore the surprise was big, when <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/11/lost-city-medieval-discovered-hidden-beneath-cambodian-jungle">The Guardian</a> revealed in June 2016, that Archaeologists have found "multiple, previously undocumented medieval cities not far from the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat". Only two days later the Australian archaeologist Damian Evans, director of the University of Sydney's archaeological research centre in Cambodia, published his findings in the <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440316300644">Journal of Archaeological Science</a>.<br />
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To be exact: Surprising was how big these cities seemed to have been. Evans and his team were able to map them, due to a laser based technology called Lidar: by scanning vast areas from airplanes with laser. Lidar works by firing rapid laser pulses at the ground, measuring the time it takes for each pulse to bounce back. This method revealed multiple cities between 900 and 1,400 years old below the tropical forest floor. The Khmer Archaeology Lidar Consortium has revealed the surface of an area of 370 square kilometres.<br />
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Known so far: Elephants in the jungle at Srah Damrei and Damrei Krap<br />
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The first discoveries had been published in 2013, after the first flights with Lidar hat been analyzed. Then Evans and his team announced that they had uncovered a complex urban landscape connecting medieval temple-cities, such as Beng Mealea and Koh Ker, to Angkor. It was confirmed what archaeologists had long suspected: that there was a city beneath Mount Kulen, hidden under villages,
rice fields, grasslands and the jungle. On the slopes of Phnom Kulen ("Litchi mountain"), a sandstone plateau 40 kilometres northeast of Angkor Wat, so far isolated ruins in the jungle, about ten temples, and ancient inscriptions simple and relatively small basic brick towers, massive statues of elephants and lions at Srah Damrei ("Elephant Pond") and a moss-covered elephant at Damrei Krap ("Kneeling Elephant"), and carvings of lingas on the bottom of the streams had been discovered. These were the remains of the ancient royal capital Mahendraparvata ("Mountain of the Great Indra").<br />
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Already famous: Lingas in a stream at Phnom Kulen. Now part of a bigger picture.<br />
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For centuries pilgrims have come to the mountain of Phnom Kulen, that was considered a holy place. It was here, where King Jayavarman II founded the Khmer empire be declaring it independent from Java and where he was declared Chakravartin (“ruler of the Khmer world”). From here he let build his capital near where Angkor Wat stands today. But Evans research showed, that Mahendraparvata was built before the reign of Jayavarman. "This is where it all began, giving rise to the Angkor civilisation that everyone associates with Angkor Wat," Evans said. The scan with Lidar showed a complex urban landscape connecting medieval temple-cities, such as Beng Mealea and Koh Ker, to Angkor. Highways – the largest one 60 meters wide and eight kilometers long – ran through Mahendraparvata, which had a massive pyramid at its center.<br />
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During the last year the search with Lidar was extended. This showed, that only a part of Mahendraparvata had been discovered before. So today Evans says: "This time we got the whole deal and it’s big, the size of Phnom Penh big." Mahendraparvata was sprawling over dozens of square kilometres.
Vast city structures were found at Preah Khan of Kompong Svay as well. Lidar allowed to document a larger urban network, a grid of main and secondary roads linking temples, dikes, reservoirs, channels and human settlements. So far two dozens unknown temple sites were discovered. The village of Anlong Thom lies in the middle of this big city - none of the around 1200 villagers has known it. The expedition team has dated Mahendraparvata's origins to 802 AD. Mahendraparvata predates Angkor Wat by about 350 years.<br />
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Areas scanned with Lidar: Orange 2012, red 2015<br />
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There have been many reactions after these findings so far. Michael Coe, emeritus professor of anthropology at Yale University, was quoted: "I think that these airborne laser discoveries mark the greatest advance in the past 50 or even 100 years of our knowledge of Angkorian civilisation.” Peter Sharrock, who is on the south-east Asian board at London University’s School of Oriental and African Studies, said: "This urban and rural landscape, linked by road and canal networks, now seems to have constituted the largest empire on earth in the 12th century.”<br />
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Parts of the history of the world have to been rewritten after these findings in South East Asia. And the mystery, why and how the Khmer empire later collapsed, remains and has become even bigger.<br />
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Read more about the interpretation of the Lidar findings:<br />
<a href="https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/2016/06/13/lidar-is-magic-part-1/"><span style="color: red;">Lidar is Magic: Part 1</a></span><br />
<a href="https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/lidar-is-magic-part-2-cool-new-finds/"><span style="color: red;">Lidar is Magic: Part 2 – Cool new finds</a></span><br />
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Read more about Angkor and The Khmer Empire:<br />
<a href="https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/2015/07/12/what-we-know-about-angkorian-society/"><span style="color: red;">What do we know about Angkorian society?</a></span><br />
<a href="https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/off-the-beaten-path-at-angkor-a-walk-along-the-wall-around-angkor-thom/"><span style="color: red;">Off the beaten path at Angkor: A walk along the wall around Angkor Thom</a></span><br />
<a href="https://alisonincambodia.wordpress.com/2013/06/30/the-city-around-angkor-wat/"><span style="color: red;">The city around Angkor Wat</a></span><br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.532714441509505 103.9684095914062713.285706941509504 103.64568609140628 13.779721941509505 104.29113309140627tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-25418576392844655792016-07-17T06:56:00.001-07:002016-07-17T07:03:13.907-07:00Pre Rup - the State Temple of King Rajendravarman ISee the location on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=de&authuser=0&mid=1R3JLiZBikhJEJDCVBg9jiH1W0ww"><span style="color: red;">Pre Rup Google Map</a></span><br />
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<b>Pre Rup រាសាទប្រែរូប:</b> The temple moubtain was built as the state temple of Khmer king Rajendravarman I and dedicated in 961 or early 962. The name Pre Rup ("turn the body") reflects a ritual at funerals: the ashes of the body are rotated in different directions.<br />
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This north east view from the top shows the temple grounds. The towers at the entry are later additions, possibly in Jayavarman V's reign.<br />
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The lintel on the tower shows Indra on a single-headed Airavata (the five-headed divine elephant).<br />
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Pre Rup is located just south of the East Baray, aligned on a north-south axis with the East Mebon temple. Pre Rup's laterite and brick materials give it a pleasing reddish tone, more intensive in early morning and late afternoon sunlight. The temple has a square lay-out and two perimeter walls. The outer enclosure is a platform bounded by a laterite wall. You enter by a laterite causeway from the east. The four external gopuras are cross-shaped, having a central brick section (consisting of three rooms flanked by two independent passageways) and a sandstone vestibule on both sides. To either side inside the eastern gate is a group of three towers aligned north to south. Further ahead, through another gate, libraries lie to either side of the walkway on the second platform. Long galleries are running along at each side. The final squared pyramid, measuring 50 m at its base, rises in three steep tiers a dozen metres in height to a 35 m square platform at the summit. The lowest tier is surrounded by 12 small shrines. At the top you discover five towers, one at each corner of the square and one in the center. Deities carved as bas-reliefs are guards at either side of the central tower’s eastern door. The southwest tower once contained a statue of Lakshmi, the northwest tower a statue of Uma, the southeast tower a statue of Vishnu and the northeast tower a statue of Shiva. The last one has an inscription on doorjambs that dates from Jayavarman VI and is the only proof of his reign at Angkor.<br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.45259117032016 103.9272108609375213.20548117032016 103.60448736093753 13.699701170320159 104.24993436093752tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-47178291699395262802016-07-17T04:28:00.000-07:002016-07-17T05:32:55.932-07:00Prasat Bakong - the first Temple Mountain constructed by the Khmer RulersSee the locations on <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=de&authuser=0&mid=1R3JLiZBikhJEJDCVBg9jiH1W0ww"><span style="color: red;">Prasat Bakong and Preah Ko Google Map</span></a><br />
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<b>Prasat Bakong ប្រាសាទបាគង:</b> The first temple mountain of sandstone constructed by the rulers of the Khmer empire and dedicated to Shiva in 881. 900 metres x 700 metres in size, Bakong includes two moats and three concentric enclosures. The pyramid is almost square (65m x 67m), and was reconstructed in the 1930's by Maurice Glaize. In the 9th century AD it served as the official state temple of King Indravarman I in the city of Hariharalaya, located in an area that today is called Roluos. There is a striking similarity of the Bakong and Borobudur temple in Java, for example if you look at the gateways and stairs to the upper terraces. The five tiers of Bakong symbolise Mount Meru, the mythical abode of the gods.<br />
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The Bakong temple at Roluos rises in four stages, and the first three have stone elephants at each corner. Eight brick towers can be seen from the lotus-shaped tower, at top, presumably a replacement for the original square crown. Some of the lintel work in Bakong's buildings survive but most of the sandstone decorations have been destroyed. Fallen stonework remains at the base, waiting to be restored.<br />
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<b>Preah Ko ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ:</b> Nearby Prasat Bakong you find Preah Ko ("The Sacred Bull"), the first temple built in Hariharalaya. The temple was built under the Khmer King Indravarman I in 879 to honor members of the king's family,<br />
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Almost all of the buildings and galleries are in ruins. The six towers are based on a sandstone platform with three sets of steps, each guarded by a pair of lions. Three statues of the kneeling bull Nandi face the temple. Figures and lintels are carved out of sandstone, and include kala, mythical creatures with large mouths and bulging eyes; makara, sea creatures with trunk-like snouts and Garuda (Vishnu's eagle mount).<br />
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<b>Prasat Lolei រាសាទលលៃ:</b> Lolei was part of the city of Hariharalaya. In 893 king Yasovarman I dedicated it to Shiva and to members of the royal family. Lolei was located on an island slightly north of centre in the now dry Indratataka baray. Lolei consists of four brick temple towers grouped together on a terrace. Originally the towers were enclosed by an outer wall access through which was through a gopura, but neither wall nor gopura have survived to the present. Today, the temple is next to a monastery. The towers are known for their decorative elements, including false doors, their carved lintels, and their carved devatas and dvarapalas. You can see the sky-god Indra mounted on the elephant Airavata, serpent-like monsters called makaras and multi-headed nagas.<br>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Roluos, Kambodscha12.6655052 104.8615151999999912.657759200000001 104.85143019999998 12.6732512 104.87160019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-67515678227610873822016-07-11T12:58:00.001-07:002016-07-16T15:10:38.660-07:00Phnom Kulen - the Holy Mountain, where the Khmer Empire was proclaimed<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Z_lUYWrKvYWwzh06eVaq3zpdqY89B-Ma_Q3Yn49XBPbaM0bO1DpWDjONgX-YiTICPfE56nut_lITVTlZUqgo33dUqmxb3e-ONG2Wokn_DDoXyEHQ-eWfe7BPHtQy91jwGOUMgsfM9U/s1600/Phnom_Kulen8.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="148.5" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL9Z_lUYWrKvYWwzh06eVaq3zpdqY89B-Ma_Q3Yn49XBPbaM0bO1DpWDjONgX-YiTICPfE56nut_lITVTlZUqgo33dUqmxb3e-ONG2Wokn_DDoXyEHQ-eWfe7BPHtQy91jwGOUMgsfM9U/s320/Phnom_Kulen8.JPG" width="440" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phnom_Kulen#/media/File:Phnom_Kulen8.JPG">Picture by Xufanc</a></span><br />
Phnom Kulen seen in the distance<br />
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The <b>Phnom Kulen</b> plateau lies some 48 km north of Siem Reap and is formed of sandstone. Phnom Kulen National Park was founded to protect the area. Phnom Kulen is considered a holy mountain by Hindus and Buddhists who come as pilgrims. It was at Phnom Kulen that King Jayavarman II proclaimed independence from Java in 804 CE. He was the founder of the Khmer Empire. During the Angkorian era the relief was known as Mahendraparvata (the mountain of Great Indra).<br />
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<b>Kbal Spean</b> is known for its carvings representing fertility. Just 5 cm under the water's surface over 1000 small linga carvings are carved into the sandstone riverbed.<br />
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At Kbal Spean you find a series of relief carvings in sandstone formations of the river bed and banks<br />
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The waters are regarded as holy, the legend says that Jayavarman II bathed in the river and had the river diverted so that the stone bed could be carved. You find depictions of the gods Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, Lakshmi, Rama, and Hanuman as well as animals (cows and frogs).<br />
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Lord Vishnu in a reclining repose lying on the serpent god Ananta, with Goddess Lakshmi at his feet and Lord Brahma on a lotus petal.<br />
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A grid pattern layout with the channel flowing out represents Yoni<br />
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Preah Ang Thom Pagoda ពរះអង្គធំ with the reclining Buddha:<br /> A staircase leads up to the Buddhist monastery founded in the 16th century. The reclining Buddha was carved into a sandstone boulder and is eight metres high. The view from the 487m peak is great. There are also two large Cham Pa trees nearby.
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See this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6e81t6xNJ0">video guide for Phnom Kulen</a>.<br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.706222183640543 104.0370741421875213.459340183640544 103.71435064218753 13.953104183640543 104.35979764218752tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-77008980130669024032015-10-30T15:21:00.000-07:002015-11-01T14:59:43.560-08:00Angelina Jolie filming in Cambodia from NovemberAngelina Jolie Pitt will start filming her adaptation of memoir "First They Killed My Father" in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from mid-November, reports <a href="http://www.kftv.com/news/2015/10/29/angelina-jolie-pitt-filming-war-memoir-in-cambodia-from-november">KFTV</a>. The film is based on story of how Cambodian author and human rights activist Laung Ung survived the brutality of the Khmer Rouge regime, which seized power in Cambodia in 1975. Ung was forced to become a child soldier. Ung has written three books and is working on her first novel.<br>
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Filming will run through to the end of January. Jolie will be filming for Netflix. The film will be co-produced by Oscar-nominated Cambodian director Rithy Panh (The Missing Picture, The Sea Wall), as <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/jolie-pitt-film-kr-memoir-cambodia">Phnom Penh Post</a> adds. Read about the <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle/final-preparations-being-made-jolie-project-ready-filming">final preparations</a>.<br>
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Angelina Jolie has founded the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation in 2003, a Cambodia-based NGO that focuses on environmental conservation and rural poverty, mostly in the northwest of the Kingdom. The Battambang-based group has several ongoing projects, addressing issues ranging from female empowerment to elephant protection. Recently, the group <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jolie-pitt-foundation-uncovers-forest-crime">uncovered an illegal logging project near the O’Tavao Waterfall in Pailin province</a>.<br>
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<br>marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.3670968 103.8448134000000213.1198998 103.52208990000003 13.6142938 104.16753690000002tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-40703831584088293592015-08-10T15:52:00.000-07:002015-08-10T11:29:35.963-07:00Sihanoukville: From tourist hotspots to pristine islandsSee the locations on <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004dadbc0eea1e9cb350&msa=0&ll=10.630916,103.417053&spn=0.792278,1.121979">Sihanoukville Google Map</a></span><br />
See <a href="http://www.accuweather.com/en/kh/krong-keb/48199/weather-forecast/48199?partner=Googleonex">Weather in Kep</a><br>
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Sihanoukville - in Khmer called Krong Preah Sihanouk and also known as Kampong Saom - has become a popular tourist destination due to the relaxed atmosphere of its beaches and Sihanoukville International Airport. So if you look for an abundance of undiscovered beaches, not yet ruined by the stream of tourists that flock to neighbouring Thailand, you can run into difficulties, as you can read here: <a href="http://www.troymedia.com/travel/2012/12/29/the-town-that-sold-its-soul-to-tourism/">The town that sold its soul to tourism</a>. But Otres Beach is still a good place for people, who avoid the party. And there are unspoilt islands to discover nearby. But: As more and more tourists visit these islands, more and more resorts have been built, as <a href="http://tinamue.blogspot.ch/2013/03/cambodia-sihanoukville-revisited.html">Sihanouville Revisited</a> notices.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">The Beaches of Sihanoukville</span>
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The most popular beaches are Ochheuteal, Sokha, Independence and Victory. The beaches from north to south:<br />
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<b>Victory Beach:</b> At the northern end of the beach is located the deep sea port.<br />
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Twilight near the port.<br />
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<b>Lamherkay Beach:</b> Also known as Hawaii Beach. Here you can hire a boat to nearby islands.<br />
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<b>Koh Pos Beach:</b><br />
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Koh Pos Bridge<br />
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<b>Independence Beach:</b> At the northern end of the beach you find Independence Hotel and Koh Pos Beach with a tiny island 800m off the coast.<br />
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<b>Sokha Beach:</b> "Stunningly beautiful, a perfect private scallop-edged strand of immaculate white sand, dotted with palm-thatched beach umbrellas and a backdrop of a pretty, manicured garden promenade", wrote <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/travel/05iht-sihan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">nytimes.com</a>. This beach is privately owned by Sokha Beach Hotel. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d578646-r155447044-Sokha_Beach_Resort-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Serendipity Beach:</b> Here you find guesthouse rooms right on the beach and beach huts serving meals and drinks. Don't be surprised, if you are contacted by a lot of hawkers, who try to sell their goods. Don't be suprised by restaurants serving Western food. Don't be surprised by garbage lying in the sand of the beach. The party of mass tourism has arrived here.<br />
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<b>Occheuteal Beach:</b> A long and narrow strip of sand lined with Casuarina trees, grass umbrellas, rental chairs and little drink huts as well as bigger restaurants and night-time party spots.<br />
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<b>Otres Beach:</b> Less developped and crowded and known for its long stretch of white sands.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Sihanoukville</span>
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<b><a href="http://www.beachclubcambodia.com/">Beach Club Resort:</a></b> From 25 USD. 23 Tola Street. 5 walking minutres from Ochheuteal Beach. With pool. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d1053465-r157227665-Beach_Club_Resort-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://claudecambodge.com/">Chez Claude:</a></b> From 25 USD. On a hill between Independence and Sokha beach. Wooden bungalows with ventilator, shower and toilet and Balcony with a spectacular view of the sea with islands. And with a restaurant, which is famous for its French and Asian seefood kitchen. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmjiH2TUovI&feature=player_embedded">video with rooms and restaurant</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.holidaypalace.com/hotel-collection/holiday-palace-resort-sihanoukville/rooms-and-suites/">Holiday Palace Resort:</a></b> 2 Thnou Street, Independence Beach. All rooms with views of the ocean waters of the Gulf of Thailand. Private Beach. Quite good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d1656356-r133221936-Holiday_Palace_Resort_Casino-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sokhahotels.com/sihanoukville/">Sokha Beach Hotel:</a></b> From 150 USD. Street 2 Thnou, Sangkat 4. "The hotel is a bargain for what it offers (spa, huge pool, gym, tennis courts)", recommended <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/travel/05iht-sihan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">nytimes.com</a>. Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d578646-r158165481-Sokha_Beach_Resort-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.independencehotel.net/">The Independence Hotel:</a></b> From 155 USD. Street 2 Thnou, Sangkat No: 03, Otres Beach. The seven-story "modernist beauty with a few endearingly kitsch Miami Beach-style bells and whistles - a round dining room, two round ballrooms and a kidney-shaped pool - was designed by the French architects Leroy and Mondet and was one of the chicest hotels in Cambodia when it opened in 1964; locals insist that Jacqueline Kennedy, invited by King Norodom Sihanouk, was among its first guests, wrote <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/travel/05iht-sihan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">nytimes.com</a>. The hotel has improved its amenities and now has a lift from the beach to the hill and a pier from the beach with sitting areas, from where you can enjoy the sunset. "One of the advantages of the Independence is it is a few miles from town and so is set in huge grounds and very peaceful. There is a regular free shuttle bus or Tuk Tuks are always available", notes pauleaston on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d782418-r154592376-Independence_Hotel_Resort_Spa-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>, where the reviews are very good.<br />
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<b>Jasmine Hotel:</b> Basic hotel 50 meters from Occheuteal Beach with mixed reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d943481-r60923048-Jasmine_Hotel-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.makarabungalows.com/">Markara Guesthouse:</a></b> From 27 USD. 14 Mithona St. | Occheuteal Beach. With pool and green courtyard. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d734671-r138670184-Markara_Guest_House-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.orchidee-guesthouse.com/engels.htm">Orchidee Guesthouse:</a></b> From 16 USD. Only a few minutes walk from Ochheuteal Beach you find 69 rooms. 12 rooms are situated around the swimming-pool. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_yjv9gX2AM&feature=player_embedded#!">video of the guesthouse</a>. Mixed reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d657125-r157983074-Orchidee_Guest_House-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>, where the owner seems to be commenting every post, what is a bit strange.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thecovebeach.com/">The Cove Beach Resort:</a></b> From 21 USD. To the west of Serendipity Beach. Bungalows in lush tropical hillside gardens with views of the nearby islands Koh Ta Kiev, Koh Chu Lu and Koh Tres, from traditional Khmer Style Bungalowswith fan to apartments witth AC. Rather disappointed reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d1586007-r157904644-The_Cove_Beach_Bungalows-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.secretgardenotres.com/">The Secret Garden:</a></b> From 80 USD. 10 bungalows with fan or A/C, private outside showers, and also a swimming pool. The beach is fantastic here. What bothers guests right now (March 2013) is the noise of nearby construction. The reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d3453489-r154189976-The_Secret_Garden_at_Otres_Beach-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a> are quite good, but many say that the prizes are a bit too expensive. See this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlkgewgZEj4">video</a>.<br />
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And here you find more <a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/sihanoukville-cambodia/sihanoukville-hotels.htm">Hotels and Guesthouses in Sihanoukville</a><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Eating out in Sihanoukville</span>
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<b>Chez Claude:</b> Kam Pegn hill, phone 855 12 824 870. The restaurants has great views of the Gulf of Thailand from its hillside location between the Sokha Beach and the Independence Hotels.<br />
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<b>La Paillote:</b> Weather Station Hill, phone "The best restaurant in town", according to <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/05/travel/05iht-sihan.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">nytimes.com</a>. French and Cambodian cooking served in an open-air garden setting (Weather Station Hill, phone 855 12 633247).<br />
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<b>Starfish Café:</b> Downtown, behind Samudera Market, phone 855 12
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Sihanoukville Downtown</span>
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Ekareach Street, the main street, runs from near the port through the town center to Golden Lions roundabout near the Ochheuteal Beach. Be aware of sex tourism and read Sihanoukville: <a href="http://epicasiatravel.com/2010/06/sihanoukville-cambodia-surf-sun-and-sex/">Surf, Sun and Sex</a>. You learn to avoid the bars of Victory Hill. "For every backpacker there seemed to be two sex tourists. They skulked around its bars leering at local girls who looked to be barely in their teens", <a href="http://gallivantinggeorgia.com/2013/01/03/why-i-hated-sihanoukville-peadophiles-and-drugs/">Gallivanting Georgia</a> describes the experience of a woman. "There were a large number of middle aged white men in the area, and a lot of them were with young Cambodian girls, many looked under 20 years old", observed <a href="http://neilandjackie.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/sihanoukville-cambodia/">Neil and Jackie</a>. But nowadays the business seems to fading away as you can read in <a href="http://cambodia-journal.com/sihanoukville/the-fall-of-victory-hill-sihanoukville/">The Fall of Victory Hill</a>. <br />
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Be aware, that there have <b>been brutal rapes of Western woman and other attacks lately in Sihanoukville</b>. One women was raped, when she was alone on a beach. Another women was raped, after she fell asleep on a taxi. Read more on <a href="http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/14091/two-rapes-in-3-days-reveal-resort---s-dark-side/">Khmer Times</a>.<br>
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Read the blog of Luther Bailey: <a href="http://lutherbailey.blogspot.ch/2010/02/sihanoukville-cambodia-and-mysterious.html">Sihanoukville, Cambodia and the mysterious fried things</a><br />
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<b>Wat Chotynieng:</b> also known as upper Pagoda or Wat Leu, located on a hill and overlooking Sihanoukville town. It is dedicated to Prince Chourn Nath, a Cambodian Buddhist leader.<br />
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<b>Wat Kraom:</b> Down Pagoda. Located in Sihanoukville downtown and dedicated to Yeay Mao, a southern Cambodia divinity.<br />
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Read more: <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/location/cambodia/southern_cambodia/sihanoukville/sihanoukville">Sihanoukville Travel Guide</a> and <a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/sihanoukville-cambodia/sihanoukville-cambodia-home.htm">Canby Publications Sihanoukville</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Discoveries around Sihanoukville</span>
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You can take water taxis to the nearby islands for diving, snorkeling, and game fishing. The city is also besides the Ream National Park. Or do a day trip to Kep - famous for its seafood -, Kampot, known for its sleepy French colonial charm and pepper plantations or atmospheric Bokor, an abandoned 1920s vintage casino and hill station.<br />
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<b>Koh Pos:</b> Also known as Morakot Island or Snake Island, 800 metres off of Victory Beach. It is under development by Russian investors to become a luxury holiday destination. It was linked to the mainland with a bridge in July 2011.<br />
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<b>Koh Rong:</b><br />
It is situated west of the Sihanoukville coast. It offers a fantastic beach on its southwest, stretching about 5 kilometres. It has a bustling fishing community on the southeast.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bhgh.info/">Broken Heart Guesthouse:</a></b> From 25 USD. Private Bungalow. Also drom available.<br />
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<b><a href="http://cocos-kohrong.com/">Coco Bungalow Resort:</a></b> From 15 USD. 15 Bungalows with balcony located along the beach.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.lonely-beach.com/">Lonely Beach:</a></b> From 30 USD. 4 Bungalows with attached bathrooms surrounded by forest and a dormitory. See their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lonelybeachcambodia.kohrong">Facebook</a>. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g325573-d2554824-r154842952-Lonely_Beach_Koh_Rong-Sihanoukville_Sihanoukville_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://treehouse-bungalows.com/">Treehouse Bungalows:</a></b> From 23 USD. On the north coast of Koh Rong. With 3 km of long white beach and mangroves.<br />
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Ferries to Koh Rong cost 20 USD (return ticket) and leave Silhanoukville (pickup outside Koh Rong Divers) at 7am and 4pm and Koh Rong Island at 10am and 4pm daily.<br />
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<b>Koh Rong Samloem Island</b><br />
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"Landing at Saracen Bay, I’ve never seen a beach so breathtakingly beautiful. The clear blue waters swirled across the white sands in a snaking pattern that formed tiny circular sandy islands and warm water pools. The sea glowed with a range of blue hues under the glorious warmth of the sun and the entire coastline was quiet, except for the soft lapping of the waves on shore", describes <a href="http://www.backpackerbecki.com/koh-rong-and-koh-rong-samloem-cambodias-paradise-islands.html">Backpacker Becki</a> her paradiese found in Cambodia. "Koh Rong Saloem is just two hours' and yet a world away from Sihanoukville", writes <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/location/cambodia/southern_cambodia/sihanoukville/koh_rong_saloem">travelfish.org</a>. At the top of the island sits a small fishing village called Mai Pei Bei or 23 in Khmer. Marine Conservation Cambodia, an ecotourism project, is based here and offers volunteering opportunities to visitors such as teaching in the local village and marine conservation. There are many snorkelling and diving opportunities. Read more about animals and plants on <a href="http://kohrongsamloemconservation.org/">Koh Rong Samloem Conservation</a>. And read about <a href="http://www.expeditionsamloem.org/#!expeditionblog/c23zm">expeditionsamloem.org</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/sihanoukville-ads/sihanoukville-hotel-pages/ecosea-bungalows-sihanoukville.htm">EcoSea Dive & Bungalows:</a></b>
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<a href="http://saracenbay-resort-cambodia.com/">Saracen Bay Resort:</a> 45 USD. Bungalows amidst a lush vegetation, with fans,en-suite western style bathrooms and a verandah with sea view. <br />
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<b><a href="http://mpaybay.com/#">M'PayBay:</a></b> 20 USD. M’Pay Bay is an eco-tourism project. Bungalows within 30 meters of the beach. Each bungalow offers a bed with mosquito net, en suite shower/toilet, fan, lights and a power point (electricity available from around 6pm until about midnight). Outside, there is a veranda, with a hammock for those idle moments, and a table with a couple of chairs. The restaurant offers Khmer and Western dishes.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sun-island-eco-village.com/">Sun Island Eco Village:</a></b> Bungalow tents, covered with a grass roof, with private showers and toilets. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz8JS1f3k2Y">video</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://thebeachresort.asia/">The Beach Island Resort & Beach Club:</a></b> On the white sandy beach of Saracen bay, with 8 beachfront bungalows (some with shared restrooms) and a dorm room for up to 40 people. A 2 hours boat ride from the Serendipity pier at Serendipity Beach. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9BVZfMRRLE">video of the resort</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.lazybeachcambodia.com/Home.html">Lazy Beach:</a></b> 40 USD. Beach side bungalows with balcony and ensuite bathroom set on a golden sandy beach, surrounded by tropical jungle.<br />
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<b>Koh Dek Koul:</b> Private island 7 kilometres off from Victory Beach with Russian owned Mirax Resort.<br />
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<b>Koh Ru (Bamboo Island):</b><br />
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<b>Koh Russei:</b> Also called Bamboo Island. A few kilometers out from Otres Beach or Ream. There arewa small navy base and some beach bungalows. <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.crusoeisland.asia/">Crusoe Island:</a></b> From 15 USD. If you’re after air-con and luxury resorts, turn back now. Koh Ta Kiev is inhabited only by a handful of Cambodian soldiers and fishermen. You arrive with a traditional Khmer longtail boat in less than an hour. Bungalows: You choose between a hut, where just curtains separate you from the jungle, a TeePee and other quite open sleeping facilities.<br />
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More islands: Koh Thmei and Koh Sei.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">How you arrive in Sihanoukville</span>
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<b>Flights:</b> Cambodia Angkor Air serves Sihanoukville three times during one week from Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. See <a href="http://www.cambodiaangkorair.com/en/flight-info/arrivals-departures.aspx">Flight Schedule</a>.<br />
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<b>Bus from Thailand:</b> From Trat <a href="http://eastcode.blogspot.ch/2012/01/minivan-timetable-from-trat-to-hat-lek.html">minibuses</a> to the border depart every 45 minutes between 06:00 and 18:00, taking between 1.5 and 2 hours. Cheaper are songthaews. First take one from Trat to Ban Khlong, then another one to the border. Onward travel from <a href="http://www.koh-kong-cambodia.com/KohKongMain/transportation.html">Koh Kong to Sihanoukville</a> is by air conditioned buses, which leave from Street 3, or by taxi. Read details on <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2154434">Thorntree</a>.<br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com1Sihanoukville, Kambodscha10.7162396 103.775263399999979.7177081 102.48436989999998 11.7147711 105.06615689999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-19447009132148686322015-08-08T11:46:00.000-07:002015-08-08T13:46:01.702-07:00Cambodia in the News8.8.2015<br>
<b>Dark tourism in Anlong Veng:</b> The government plans to turn the former Khmer Rouge stronghold of Anlong Veng into a tourist hub, but no one is quite sure how. Read more on <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/dark-tourism-anlong-veng">The Phnom Penh Post</a>.<br>
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14.3.14<br>
<b>What’s Real Gets More Creative:</b> ‘The Missing Picture’ - a memoir of genocide in Cambodia - and Other Films Rethink Documentaries. An autobiographical account of the genocide the Khmer Rouge inflicted on Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, the film is directed by a survivor, Rithy Panh, and uses techniques unusual in documentaries: clay figures set in dioramas and mixed in whatever grainy archival footage he could find, along with Khmer Rouge songs and speeches, dream and fantasy sequences, and a haunting original score, topping all that off with a hallucinatory, poetic, French-language narration. Read more on <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/16/movies/the-missing-picture-and-other-films-rethink-documentaries.html">nytimes.com</a><br>
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27.12.12<br>
<b>Cambodia’s "War" On Internet Cafes</b><br>
Internet cafes are seen as information hubs in most countries, but in Cambodia the government seems terrorized by their presence. Last February, the government mandated internet cafe owners to set up surveillance cameras in their shops and register the names of all customers as a "crime deterrence measure." Then it issued a new circular last month banning internet cafes within 500 meters of schools or educational buildings. Read on <a href="http://thediplomat.com/asean-beat/2012/12/27/cambodias-war-on-internet-cafes/">thediplomat.com</a><br>
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26.11.12<br>
<b>Rising Khmer literary star goes noir with crime thriller</b><br>
Author Suong Mak had not even turned 16 when he was urged by teachers, family and friends to approach Phnom Penh’s publishing houses with the collection of his own short stories and novellas that had piled up on his desk. With four published books now under his belt, the softly-spoken 26-year-old’s most recent story, Hell in the City, was included in this month’s Phnom Penh Noir anthology. Read on: <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012112659929/Lifestyle/rising-khmer-literary-star-goes-noir-with-crime-thriller.html">phnompenhpost.com</a><br>
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14.11.12<br>
<b>Report Details 20 Years of Impunity, Killings</b><br>
A funeral wreath and photograph of a bespectacled middle-aged man adorns the cover of a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on extrajudicial killings in Cambodia, and what the group says is a pervading culture of impunity under the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. The man on the cover of the report is Om Radsady, a senior Funcinpec official, who was gunned down in broad daylight while eating lunch with friends at a packed restaurant on a busy Phnom Penh street in the run-up to the 2003 national elections. Read on
<a href="http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/report-details-20-years-of-impunity-killings-5599/">cambodiadaily.com</a>.<br>
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<b>A history of violence</b><br>
Systematic extra-judicial killings were directed and executed for decades by death squads established under Prime Minister Hun Sen’s regime and run by men who are now some of the highest-ranking members of government, a report released yesterday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleges. Read on <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012111459734/National-news/a-history-of-violence.html">phnompenhpost.com</a>.<br>
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<b>Reckless claims do rights organisation little credit</b><br>
General Mok Chito, Chief of the Interior Ministry’s Criminal Department Phnom Penh, writes: My objective is to propose that the Phnom Penh Post itself shed more light on the article headlined “A history of violence”, written by David Boyle and May Titthara and published in your November 14 issue. With the greatest respect to the editors-in-chief of the Post newspapers, I am extremely shocked by the publication of the above-mentioned article. Read on <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012111659766/National-news/reckless-claims-do-rights-organisation-little-credit.html">phnompenhpost.com</a>.<br>
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16.10.12<br>
<b>Remembering Cambodia's Enigmatic King</b><br>
The death of Prince Sihanouk of Cambodia, who succumbed to cancer Monday at the age of 89, is a moment to reflect on one of the great tragedies of the late 20th century. It would be inaccurate to blame the erstwhile king, even indirectly, for the genocide that was ultimately perpetrated in his country. That blame attaches solely to the communists. I often wonder, though, how things might have gone differently had the mercurial monarch been prepared to gamble on America. Read on: Seth Lipsky on <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443675404578059971188897756.html?mod=googlenews_wsj">wsj.com</a>.<br>
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24.8.2012<br>
<b>A China backed company tries to take over the railways in Cambodia</b><br>
According to a report published by English-written newspaper Phnom Penh Post, a new rail company, financed from Sino-Pacific Construction Consultancy Co. from China and Hikmat Asia Sdn. Bhd. from Malaysia, is looking to take over the 30-year rail concession given to Australian Toll Royal Railway and its local partner Royal Group of Companies. Read on <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/50249/cambodia-the-next-setting-to">traveldailynews.asia</a>.
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18.7.2012<br>
<b>Thousands of Cambodia schools close over fear of virus outbreak</b><br>
<i>Fane Greenwood on globalpost.com</i><br>
Cambodia has closed all of its kindergarten and primary schools in anticipation of another outbreak of the widely-reported Enterovirus 71 (EV-71) virus, which has killed 55 children thus far. Read on: <a href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/cambodia/120718/thousands-cambodia-schoosl-close-over-fear-virus-">globalpost.com</a>
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17.7.2012<br>
<b>Top 10 Tour Of Cambodia</b><br>
<i>Mark Johanson on IBTraveler</i><br>
Best beaches, Best Destinations for Nature, Best Destinations for Culture. Read on: <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/364104/20120717/cambodia-top-10-beaches-destinations-sights.htm">ibtimes.com</a>
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15.07.2012<br>
<b>Hair extensions from Cambodia</b><br>
<i>Arno Maierbrugger on investvine.com</i><br>
Backed by seed capital from a Japanese investment fund, Phnom Penh-based Arjuni Ltd has set up a buzzing e-commerce business selling natural hair extensions to worldwide customers. Read on: <a href="http://investvine.com/cambodian-start-up-revamps-hair-business/">investvine.com</a>
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5.7.2012<br>
<b>Cambodian Deaths Tied to Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease</b><br>
<i>Associated Press</i><br>
A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that sparked alarm after a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said. Read on: <a href="http://healthland.time.com/2012/07/09/cambodian-deaths-tied-to-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease/">time.com</a>
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2.7.2012<br>
<b>4 Cambodian temples that aren't Angkor Wat</b><br>
<i>Ian Lloyd Neubauer on cnngo.com</i><br>
At the turn of the millennium one could spend hours walking around Angkor Wat Archaeological Park without seeing a single foreigner. In the first three months of 2012 more than 640,000 visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Yet there are dozens of Angkor-era temple complexes in Cambodia that receive a fraction of the visitors Angkor Wat gets. Read on: <a href="http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/escape/4-ancient-cambodian-temples-arent-angkor-wat-145335">cnngo.com</a>
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1.6.2012<br>
<b>Long hair a luxury for evictees</b><br>
<i>May Titthara in The Phnom Penh Post</i><br>
Kheng Chen had her hair cut in January and sold it to a broker for just under US$8. She isn’t happy with the close-cropped style because it makes her look older than her 48 years. But when Kheng Chen grows her hair back in a few months, she plans to sell it again.<br>
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11.4.2012
<b>The Less Paid Attention Part of Siem Reap</b><br>
A night I arrived Siem Reap for Blogfest 2012, I went out to eat at Night Market. In a mart, I saw a very young girl about 8 years old wearing torn clothe and carrying a little baby in her hands. To my surprise she spokes English really well. She was begging for a big can of milk powder in the mart from a beautiful female expat for her little brother or sister. But the expat refused to buy that big one for her because it cost too expensive, about USD18. She was asking the girl just to have a smaller one. But the girl refused. Then, she walked out, leaving three words to the expat, “F*ck Your Mummy”. Read on: <a href="http://khmerenterprises.com/articles/56#.UJZdNbSaO-M.google_plusone_share">khmerenterprises.com</a>.<br>
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3.4.12<br>
<b>Selling Sex in Siem Reap</b><br>
<i>The Wandering Lawyer</i><br>
the flush of prostitution in this boomtown is a well known phenomenon to the residents, Cambodian and expatriate alike. On a typical night Pub Street is filled with music and crowds spilling from its many bars. Outside of them you can see the girls clustered around tables and entrances, or just chatting together while they wait for the customers. Read on: <a href="http://wanderinglawyer.com/2012/04/03/selling-sex-in-siem-reap/">wanderinglawyer.com</a><br>
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17.2.2012<br>
<b>The bar: The good, bad and practical</b><br> An American academic has spent seven years researching the local hostess bar scene, and come up with some surprising findings: the final installment of a three-part series. Read on: phnompenhpost.com<br>
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16.2.12<br>
<b>Why western boyfriends? A cultural perspective</b><br> An American academic has spent seven years researching the local hostess bar scene, and come up with some surprising findings. This is the second in a three-part series. Read on: <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Special-Reports/why-western-boyfriends-a-cultural-perspective.html">phnompenhpost.com</a><br>
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15.2.12<br>
<b>Professional girlfriends: Moving beyond sex work</b> An American academic has spent seven years researching the local hostess bar scene, and come up with some surprising findings. Read on: <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Special-Reports/professional-girlfriends-moving-beyond-sex-work.html">phnompenhpost.com</a>
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25.3.2011<br>
<b>Siem Reap</b><br>
<i>girlservesworld.wordpress.com</i><br>
From Bayon temple to a karaoke bar. Read on: <a href="http://girlservesworld.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/siem-reap/">girlservesworld.wordpress.com</a><br>
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12.12.2009<br>
<b>Khmer Riche - The Anarchist Generation</b><br>
<i>Sydney Morning Herald</i><br>
They live in one of the poorest countries on earth, yet they drive flash cars, dwell in mansions and scorn their impoverished brethren. Andrew Marshall meets the rich sons and daughters of Cambodia elite. Read on: <a href="http://www.khmerwriter.com/101/tic/khmer_riche.asp">khmerwriter.com</a>
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2.11.2008<br>
<b>Bringing Commerce to Cambodia</b><br>
<i>Ron Gluckman in Forbes</i><br>
Brash, ambitious, some say ruthless, Kith Meng is building an empire in the newest tiger economy. Kith's Royal Group has a finger in nearly every pot simmering in Asia's newest tiger economy. Read on: <a href="http://www.khmerwriter.com/101/tic/kith_meng.asp">khmerwriter.com</a><br>
<br>marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com1Phnom Penh, Kambodscha11.5448729 104.8921668000000411.0471024 104.24671980000004 12.0426434 105.53761380000005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-89176349839509055942014-11-01T13:57:00.000-07:002014-11-04T13:53:45.302-08:00Mouthwatering Food in Siem ReapFind the locations on <a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.359141,103.858523&spn=0.026055,0.032015" style="color: red;">Siem Reap Restaurants Google Map</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://butterfliesofangkor.com/">Butterflies Garden Restaurant:</a></b> 535 Wat Bo Road. Phone +855(0)63 761-211. Open daily from 09.00 am till 10.00 pm. Hundreds of butterflies among hundreds of flowering plants and fruiting trees. Khmer, pan-asian and fusion cuisine. A 45 minute traditional dance and music performance can be seen every <b>Tuesday</b> evening, starting at 7:30 p.m. The restaurants has a social mission: "The butterflies in our garden are purchased from youth living in a poor village near the Angkor archeological park. Many of these children are able to use this income to attend school. For those who remain unschooled, we are establishing Khmer and English language literacy programs, including food supplementation." Quite good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1133376-Reviews-Butterflies_Garden_Restaurant-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>, but the food seems not overwhelming. Read more about the children, who have to catch butterflies on <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/27/ankor-butterfly-hunters-cambodia-poverty">guardian.co.uk</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cafe-indochine.asia/">Cafe Indochine:</a></b> Sivutha Road. In a traditional Khmer wooden house it offers Royal Cambodian Cuisine. It has an extensive wine cellar and a garden. Open daily 10 am till 15 pm and 17 pm till 23 pm. Ther are quite a lot of critics about the food on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1232460-Reviews-Cafe_Indochine-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com.</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Champey-Restaurant/115920055114501">Champey Restaurant:</a></b> The Passage Pub Street Alley. In the heart of the old market area. Serves Royal Cambodian Cuisine, seafood, barbecues, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese food varieties. Open daily from 11.00 am till 23.00 pm. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1238188-Reviews-Champey_Restaurant-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. See and read also the review by <a href="http://blurpenguin.blogspot.ch/2008/11/champey-restaurant-siem-reap.html">blurpenguin</a>. "Beautiful decor and an effort to create some of the finest Khmer food in the Pub Street area", notes <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/eatandmeet_profile/cambodia/western_cambodia/siem_reap/siem_reap/866">travelfish.org</a>.<br />
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<b>Cuisine Wat Damnak:</b> You won’t find traditional Khmer food such as amok on the menu. Cuisine Wat Damnak wants to introduce you to unique, locally sourced, often rare ingredients that you may never even have heard of before. You might try fruits such as ambarella, Java feronilla and kuy fruit; eat local fish and shellfish unique to the Mekong and Tonle Sap lake or sample fresh lotus seeds, wild lily stems and edible flowers. Using only local fresh seasonal produce French chef Joannès Rivière creates exquisite Cambodian food. Mouthwatering delights as braised pork shank with star anis, caramelized palm sugar, fresh bamboo shoots and crispy trotter; steamed Mekong langoustine with rice wine and Kurata pepper; and chocolate and holy basil ganache with rice praline. Cuisine Wat Damnbak is set in a beautifully lit traditional Khmer house and garden. The vast majority of the ingredients are bought daily, fresh from the local markets and through a local womens’ cooperative. Read more by <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/de2b88a2-100f-11e1-8211-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1e77gbQMW">Nicolas Lander in Financial Times</a>. "French-khmer cuisine lovers choice" is one of a lot of excellent comments on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d2021626-Reviews-Cuisine_Wat_Damnak-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. Read and see more on <a href="http://chuzailiving.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/cuisine-wat-damnak-siem-reap-angkor-cambodia/">Chuzai Living</a>. "Native Cambodian ingredients are used in an entirely different way, some staple dishes are given a fresh spin, and everything is served progressively in courses", notes Kaylene Hong on Wallstreet Journal blog.<br />
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<b>Khmer Family Restaurant:</b> Pub Street. Khmer cuisine with traditional ingredients. Open daily from 07.30 pm till 21.30 pm. "Good solid Khmer food" according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d2018229-Reviews-Khmer_Family_Restaurant-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>, and inexpensive. And a nice point for watching people on Pub Street. Read the experience of <a href="http://www.travelingmark.com/cambodia/eating-khmer-family-restaurant-siem-reap/">Traveling Mark</a>. <a href="http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/siem_reap/">mmm-yoso!!!</a> found here "Somloo Caco (Samla Kako)", and this tasted "very much like a mild green fish curry".<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/thesugarpalm">Sugar Palm:</a></b> Taphul Road. "One of the best upscale Khmer restaurant’s in town", says Mark Bowyer on <a href="http://www.rustycompass.com/destinations/detail/city_6-cambodia-siem-reap/16-eating/197-sugar-palm-restaurant-siem-reap#.UKOnqa7n_NE">rustycompass.com</a>. It is set in a traditional timber house. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1735890-Reviews-Sugar_Palm-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.htmlhttp://">tripadvisor.com</a>. "This is the place where food and beverage managers from nearby five-star hotels come to feast", comments Frommer's on <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/cambodia/siem-reap/67964/the-sugar-palm/restaurant-detail.html">nytimes.com</a>.
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<b><a href="http://the-touich-restaurant-bar.blogspot.ch/p/restaurant-and-bar.html">The Touich Restaurant Bar:</a></b> Barbecue and Khmer dishes. Open from 5 pm. For the reviewers on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1738877-Reviews-The_Touich_Restaurant_Bar-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a> it's the number one restaurant in Siem Reap. In one word: amazing.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.ecolepauldubrule.org/html/cafe.php?p_lang=en">Le Café:</a></b> Street 22, in the garden of the French Cultural Center. Khmer, French and Asian kitchen. Monday to Saturday, 07.30am until 08.00 pm. Le Café belongs to the Ecole d’Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule. Le Café sell the products made by the students. All income contributes to the self financing of the Ecole Paul Dubrule educational project. Read more on <a href="http://www.globaltravelmate.com/asia/cambodia/siem-reap/siem-reap-restaurants/178-siem-reap-le-caf.html">globaltravelmate.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.viroth-hotel.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=107">Viroth's:</a></b> 246 Wat Bo Street. Phone +855(0)12 778096. Open daily from 11.30 am till 14.00 pm and from 17.30 pm till 22.00 pm. One of the best Khmer Restaurants in Siem Reap. "Great" say many comments on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1515817-Reviews-Viroth_s-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. Houben77 shows Viroth's on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTeFf4uv-Y">youtube</a>. Read and see more on <a href="http://petercherches.blogspot.ch/2010/02/viroths-restaurant-siem-reap-cambodia.html">Word of Mouth</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.legrandcafe.asia/?page_id=24">Le Grand Café:</a></b> Old colonial building and with old paintings of elephants all over the walls: "The place has History and you can feel it", notes <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1119390-Reviews-Restaurant_Le_Grand_Cafe-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">allega on tripadvisor.com</a>. Good food, buit not the best place for Khmer food, say other reviews. Coffee and ice creams are delicious, wine is fine, adds <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/eatandmeet_profile/cambodia/western_cambodia/siem_reap/siem_reap/1725">travelfish.org</a>. And see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TloQYQavbW0">what they do with the tableclothes on youtube</a>.<br />
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<b>Koulen 2 Restaurant:</b> Sivatha Street. Restaurant with Apsara dance performance. Can be crowded according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1308305-Reviews-Koulen_2_Restaurant-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Moloppor Cafe:</b> River Road (between Samdech Tep Wong and Street 22). Many types of food from Japanese and Western to Khmer for very reasonable prizes according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d2284154-Reviews-Moloppor_cafe-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com. Recommended by fashion designer Don Protasio. He writes: "So popular with all the locals you'll surely bump into someone you know" (in </a><a href="http://issuu.com/travel_savvy/docs/destination_asia/1">Destination Asia</a>). .<br />
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<b>Red Piano:</b> Pub Street. Phone +855(0)63964750. Open daily from 07.00 am till late. Famous for the "Tomb Raider" cocktail named after Angelina Jolie, who was at this restaurant. The Belgian chef also serves specialities like vol au vent or Flemish stew. Good place for watching people according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1656443-Reviews-or10-The_Red_Piano-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.cafeabacus.com/">Abacus Garden Restaurant & Bar:</a></b>
Road No 6 to the Airport, pass the Angkor Hotel, and turn right at the ACLEDA Bank. French and international food. Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1048764-Reviews-Abacus_Restaurant_Garden_Bar-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. "A new chef and a new location have not deterred the loyalists", adds Mark Bowyer on <a href="http://www.rustycompass.com/destinations/detail/city_6-cambodia-siem-reap/16-eating/185-abacus-restaurant-siem-reap#.UKN5Iq7n_NE">rustycompass.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.le-malraux-siem-reap.com/">Le Malraux:</a></b> At the corner of Sivatha Street and street number 7. "The Art Deco atmosphere here could be a throwback to Cambodia’s golden age before the civil war", comments <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/siem-reap/restaurants/french/le-malraux">lonelyplanet.com</a>. "Its French cuisine offerings are just passable rather than what you might expect from the setting", critisizes Mark Bowyer on <a href="http://www.rustycompass.com/destinations/detail/city_6-cambodia-siem-reap/16-eating/192-le-malraux-restaurant-siem-reap#.UKN5xq7n_NE">rustycompass.com</a>. Mixed reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1200420-Reviews-Le_Malraux-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://siemreapdining.com/mamma_shop.htm">Carla's Mamma Shop:</a></b> 636 Hadgang Street. On the little half street that runs behind Samdech Tep Vong Street. Carla Rosa, an Italian, is said to serve the best pasta in Siem Reap. The Sardinian opened an italian food store in 2012 and a little restaurant upstairs. Before with current owner Roberto Ferroni she was the founder of Siem Reap’s first Italian restaurant l’Oasi 2004, as <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012082458274/Siem-Reap-Insider/mammas-little-slice-of-italy.htmlhttp://">Phnom Penh Post</a> notes.
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<b><a href="http://www.oasiitaliana.com/">L'Oasi Italiana:</a> Pasta, bread and pizza are made by hand in the kitchen. </b>
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<b><a href="http://www.peacecafeangkor.org/">Peace Cafe:</a></b> Street 26 off River Road. Fresh vegetarian food, a bakery and a fair trade shop. With traditional Cambodian chapei music on Thursday and kids dance on Saturday nights. They have excellent juices, note visitors on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d1645374-Reviews-Peace_Cafe-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.singingtreecafe.com/aboutus.html"></a><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g297390-d2243709-Reviews-Singing_Tree_Cafe-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">The Singing Tree Cafe:</a></b> Entrance of Alley West (The Passage). Phone +855(0)63 965210. It combines healthy food with engagement for projects like clean water or street children.Open daily from 08.00 am till 21.00 pm. "Fabulous vegetarian food, western & Khmer, great service but everything freshly made so be patient if you have to wait - it's well worth it!", comments a guest on tripadvisor.com.<br />
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Read more on the <a href="http://www.globaltravelmate.com/asia/cambodia/siem-reap/siem-reap-restaurants/190-siem-reap-viroth-s-restaurant.html">Siem Reap Restaurant Guide by globaltravelmate.com</a> and on <a href="http://www.cntraveller.com/guides/asia/cambodia/angkor-and-siem-reap/where-to-eat">cntraveller.com</a> and on <a href="http://siemreapdining.com/index.htm">siemreapdining.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2010/08/siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Siem Reap - the gate to Angkor </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html%20" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park : The incredible remains of the Khmer kingdom</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com2Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.354524837608652 103.8549626334961413.352593837608651 103.85244113349614 13.356455837608653 103.85748413349614tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-51012934999297390882013-04-27T14:07:00.000-07:002013-05-02T13:13:42.944-07:00Kep - a lazy town in South CambodiaSee the locations on <span style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004db56a6300a882ca39&msa=0&ll=10.505535,104.333725&spn=0.099245,0.168056">Kep Google Map</a></span><br />
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View from Kep National Park<br />
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"Kep is mental therapy. I am liberated in the act of looking down from liberally green and leafy mountain tops in the national park reserve, calmed by catching a wind coming in from the vast ocean on a morning run, mesmerized with imagining the activity that once filled the ruins of foothill villas now long abandoned, and rendered perfectly content with plopping myself down by the waterfront Crab Market with a fish and rice meal that cost me 75 cents". <a href="http://kbachuntitled.com/2013/04/19/the-purple-mango-memorial/">Kbach Untitled</a> finds sweet words for the small seaside town nestled between the ocean and the hills of Kep National Park. Cambodian and Vietnamese islands are just offshore. Kep was originally built as a retreat for the French colonialists. For sixty years it thrived as the favorite coastal holiday resort of Cambodia's elite, with its heydays in the 50s and 60s. During the Khmer Rouge regime brutal fighting happened in and around Kep. And locals in need of money and food started to dismantle the abandoned villas. Many of them are no longer inhabited today, are just <a href="http://www.lordrobin3k.com/?p=3354">ruins</a>. Kep has been a very laid-back town for years. Currently Kep is experiencing a touristic revival. But there's not a lot of activity in Kep. Especially there is no party, Kep is the contrary of Sihanoukville. Mostly a place for beeing lazy, enjoying fresh seafood, going for some walks, trekking through the hills, boating, bicycling and mountain biking or just sitting on the beach or in the shadow of the resort garden.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">A must for gourmets: Kep crab market</span>
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Kep is famous for its <b>crab market</b> with a dozen restaurants, where you enjoy the delicious meat for example with green Kampot pepper, as <a href="http://www.timetravelturtle.com/2013/03/kep-beach-cambodia-crabs/">Time Travel Turtle</a> describes. And you watch the women heaving cages in and out of the water, harvesting the crabs that are cooked on the dock or sold. The <a href="http://www.yummytraveler.com/2013/03/cambodia-strolling-down-kep-beach.html">Yummy Traveler</a> shows, what elso you get to eat.<br />
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On the way to the seafood restaurants<br />
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Crab Market<br />
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Waiting for boiled crabs<br />
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Yummy: Crabs with pepper<br />
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Dried shrimps<br />
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Durian vendors in Kep<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Relax or hike in the jungle of the National Park</span>
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One of the beaches in Kep<br />
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The beach in Kep is different from the beach of Sihanoukville: it has black sand, is narrow and rocky during hightide and can get cramped on weekends. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoQ9dpx4uUw">video</a>. The best beaches are offshore on Rabbit island (more down in this blog). The eastern end of the beach promenade is marked by Sela Cham P’dey, a statue that depicts a nude fisher’s wife.<br />
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Sela Cham P'dey, the wife waiting for the return of the fisher<br />
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If you look for a hidden beach Angkoul beach could be worth a visit. It lies south-east from Kep, near the Vietnam border. Follow the road to Ha Tien border. Before the salt fields you turn right (there is a entrance gate for the temple) and just follow this road. It takes about 30 – 40 minutes from Kep (way description <a href="http://cambodiaevisa.blogspot.ch/2013/04/kep-unique-coastal-retreat.html">here</a>).<br />
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Temple gate on the way to Angkoul beach<br />
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Kep National Park is located around the Kep Mountain. The main entrance is behind Veranda Natural Resort. You are expected to pay a dollar entry fee. There are more access points on the west side of Kep Lodge and on the east side of Jasmine Valley Eco-Resort. An 8km trek leads around the mountain with beautiful outlooks towards Kampot, the islands and to Vietnam, the trek takes between two and three hours. See <a href="http://www.visitkep.com/page.php?id=3">Map of Kep National Park</a> and a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwG-WCie-0">video</a>. Inside the park there are squirrels, monkeys, horn bills, deer, wild pigs, snakes, lizards and more animals.<br />
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About 8km from the White Horse statue, you can find the so-called “Secret Lake”, locally known as “Tomnop Tek Krolar”. This irrigation dam was established through hard labour under the Khmer Rouge regime. Today it offers bamboo platforms for lazy afternoons and opportunities for tubing, swimming and even water peddle cycling (see <a href="http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=0e0e5f2e-6131-422c-8ef6-6ab82327325f">panorama picture</a>).<br />
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Pepper farm<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.flamboyant-hotel.com/index.php?lang=english">Hotel le Flamboyant:</a></b> From 60 USD. Eight large bungalows and a beautiful swimming pool in a lush, tropical garden. A bit out of the town. A 25 minutes walk from the crab market. Mostly good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1409316-r146475077-Le_Flamboyant_Resort-Kep_Kep_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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Le Flamboyant restaurant<br />
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<b><a href="http://jasminevalley.com/">Jasmine Valley Eco Resort:</a></b> From 22 USD. Six mud-brick and thatch bungalows, two tree-houses and two mountain-lodges, surrounded by jungle and natural swimming pools, fed by a stream. Good informations on <a href="http://jasminevalley.com/weather.html">weather and climate in Kep</a> and for <a href="http://jasminevalley.com/birds.html">birdwatching in Kep</a>. "Jasmine Valley has been built into the jungle so well that you can barely tell it's there" is one comment on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1687342-r158638677-Jasmine_Valley_Eco_Resort-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>, another: "You can expect frogs, lizards and insects in your room but my mosquito net worked perfectly". One more; "If you want a hotel, don't go to Jasmine. If you love nature and you want to take in the whole jungle feeling then go...". The homepage is very informative, with video of every room, so when you study it, you get to know exactly, what is awaiting you, for example a quite long and bumpy way from Kep into the jungle (3 USD with tuk tuk).<br />
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<b><a href="http://keplodge.com/">Kep Lodge:</a></b> From 28 USD. 10 bungalows with pool. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d662939-r155936915-Kep_Lodge-Kep_Kep_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-5MiPd8VjN8">video</a> and see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royby/6072653992/">picture 1</a>, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royby/6072111037/">picture 2</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royby/6072653152/">picture 3</a>.<br />
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Banana bungalow<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.knaibangchatt.com/">Knai Bang Chatt Resort:</a></b> From 168 USD. 18 rooms. "The resort is made up of 3 restored villas, one of them used to belong to the governor of region. There is no beach, but it's right on the sea. The grounds are covered in green grass with tented beach recliners and even full beds. The infinity pool is salt water and rather small but beautiful. The staff are all Cambodian and friendly as can be", writes <a href="http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/South/Kep/blog-592855.html">travelblog.org</a>. The three villas wer built between 1962 and 1965 by protégés of <a href="http://www.vannmolyvannproject.org/LINKS.html">Vann Molyvann</a>, a Khmer pupil of Le Corbusier. The Blue Villa belonged to the governor of Kep, the Grey Villa was owned by a relative of the King, and the Red Villa was owned by the Head of Customs. Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1070018-r157188249-Knai_Bang_Chatt-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
See video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV5f43-5RYc">youtube.com</a>.<br />
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The Blue Villa<br />
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The pool<br />
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The beach<br />
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The Sailing Club<br />
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The jetty of the Sailing Club. See mor pictures of Knai Bang Chatt on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=knai+bang+chatt&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1">flickr.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.leboutdumondekep.com/">Le Bout du Monde:</a></b> From 40 USD. Bungalows and residences in traditional khmer architecture at the top of a hill, in landscaped gardens and with a lovely view over the gulf of Siam (see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHG1VqAfJ9s">video</a>). All houses have solar energy. And there ist an eco-friendly swimming pool. The Guesthouse was the setting for some scenes of the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Lola">"Holy Lola"</a> by French filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier with Isabelle Carré and Jacques Gamblin starring (listen to the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kl6wiP">soundtrack</a>). The reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d946336-r158641176-Le_Bout_du_Monde-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a> are quite good, but some critical posts got an astonishing aggressive feedback from the management.<br />
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Restaurant Le Bout du Monde<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.thebeachhousekep.com/">The Beach House:</a></b> From 40 USD. 16 simple rooms opposite the beach, with a pool (see <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/warrenclimenhaga/2427628329/">picture</a>). "Even though the hotel is located above the main road, the traffic is minimal and the sound of the surf is stronger than the sound of the cars", says one of the good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1734395-r158169961-The_Beach_House-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73x-FJDQTio">video</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://keptreetop.com/">Tree Top Bungalows:</a></b> From 4 USD. See <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/royby/6072124989/">picture</a>. Basic accommodation, good location according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1983404-r158071235-Tree_Top_Bungalows-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>. Made entirely from wood and palm leaves, the huts are rustic and airy, some on the ground, some on top.<br />
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<b><a href="http://vannahillresort.fr/">Vanna Hillresort:</a></b> From 25 USD. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1573393-r154648130-Vanna_Hill_Resort-Kep_Kep_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.veranda-resort.com/index.php">Veranda Natural Resort:</a></b> From 78 USD. A great place for romance and relaxing close to nature. A vast range of rooms, from bungalow (tiny) to bigger rooms and also villas, with much character. "Organic wood, bamboo and rock shapes form quirky touches everywhere you turn, and shells are inlaid in walls and floors, nearly but-not-quite hidden from view", writes <a href="http://www.justtheplanet.com/hidden-gems/asia/cambodia/veranda-natural-resort-kep/">justtheplanet.com</a>. They have bungalows with bedroom inside and outside, so you choose, where you sleep. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g608456-d631418-Reviews-Veranda_Natural_Resort-Kep_Kep_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. See <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1WLcViOGcM">video</a>.<br />
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View from the Villa<br />
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<b><a href="http://villaromonea.com/home.html">Villa Romonea:</a></b> From 200 USD. A villa for rent for up to 12 guests in six rooms. Built in 1968 by a cosmopolitan Khmer family and designed in stunning modernist style by Khmer Architect Lu Ban Hap. During the Khmer Rouge Regime the family disappeared and the villa was used as a fish storage warehouse, as <a href="http://wanderingsybarite.com/2012/08/14/the-ghosts-of-kep-at-villa-romonea/">The Wandering Sybarite reports</a>. In 2007 new owners bought the house and restored it from then on during several years. The villa lies directly on the sea, with a tennis court, a 6 hole golf driving range and a saltwater infinity Pool. "It feels like visiting your wealthy friend's private house" says one of some very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1874583-r158166476-Villa_Romonea-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>. Read also <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/travel/cambodia-in-and-around-kep-open-but-undeveloped.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">Cambodia’s Sweet Spot</a> and <a href="http://www.time.com/time/travel/article/0,31542,2097983,00.html">Bauhaus on the Beach: A Corbusian Retreat in Cambodia</a>.<br />
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See more pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/davestamboulis/tags/villa/">flickr.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.kep-botanica.com/">Botanica Guesthouse:</a></b> With aircon from 25 USD. 2 km out of the town. You can rent bikes. The winner clear at the lower budget end in Kep according to good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g608456-d1408073-r151373396-Botanica_Guest_House-Kep_Kep_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>. Also <a href="http://thephnompen.asia/2012/07/02/kep-road-trip-2/">the phnom pen</a> loved the family stay at the renovated guesthouse.<br />
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Hungry again? Well there are a few <a href="http://allpointseast.com/blog/tour-info/cambodia/kep-a-few-recommendations-for-eating-and-drinking/">recommendations for eating and drinking</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Escape to Koh Ton Sai</span>
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<b>Koh Ton Sai (Rabbit Island):</b> Rabbit Island lies 5 km off the coast and is popular destination, either for a day on the beach or overnight stays in basic huts (from 5 USD). Boats leave from the Pier which is 3 km east from Kep Beach. The trip takes 25 minutes.<br />
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Bungalows<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">How you get to Kep</span>
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It's a half hour drive from Kampot, Cambodia and the Vietnam border; and 2 hours from Sihanoukville and Phnom Phenh.<br />
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Read and see more:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=43NuEXIricQ#!">Video Luke Nguyens greater mekong (Kep & Kampot)</a><br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com1Kep, Kambodscha10.480390813415129 104.2941177042969210.464777313415128 104.27394770429693 10.49600431341513 104.31428770429692tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-11277257385357079452013-03-25T05:31:00.001-07:002022-07-22T05:14:54.232-07:00Angkor Archaeological Park:The incredible remains of the Khmer empire (first chapter)See the locations on <b style="color: #cc0000;"><a href="https://www.canbypublications.com/maps/templemap.htm">Angkor Archaeological Park Area Map</a> </b><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">and on</span></span><b style="color: #cc0000;"> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1R3JLiZBikhJEJDCVBg9jiH1W0ww&usp=sharing" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park Google Map</a></b>
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On the causeway towards Angkor Wat<br />
See <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/108074179660189275799/AngkorWatAndAngkorThom?authuser=0&feat=directlink">Photo Gallery: Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom</a></span><br />
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Stretching over incredible 400 square kilometers, including forests, Angkor Archaeological Park contains what remains of several capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries. These are the remains of the largest pre-industrial city in the world. The most famous buildings are the temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. In the 12th Century AD, the Khmer Empire ruled most of what is now Southeast Asia. King Suryavarman II built the temple of Angkor Wat at the height of his empire’s glory. But within 200 years, the powerful Khmer civilization mysteriously collapsed. And the jungle swallowed the magnificent Khmer temples and cities. Only in the 19th century French explorers rediscovered the ruins. In 1992 Angkor Archaeological Park was declared a <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/668">UNESCO World Heritage</a> site.<br />
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Bayon temple<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Prepare your discovery tour</span><br />
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Prepare your discovery of Angkor Archaeological Park by reading one of the best guidebooks. Download it here for free: <a href="http://theangkorguide.com/index.html" style="color: red;">The Monuments of the Angkor Group</a> by <b>Maurice Glaize</b> has been published in 1944 in Saigon, republished in 1948 and again in Paris in 1963. A good overview of Angkor Archaeological Park you get on <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Angkor_Archaeological_Park">Wikitravel</a>. Helpful is also the chapture about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_architecture#Gopura">Khmer Architecture</a> on Wikipedia. Helpful is this <a href="http://www.tourismcambodia.com/ftp/high-res-maps/Hi-Res-Temple-Map.jpg">Map of Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat</a>.<br />
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Angkor Wat is home to one of the world’s most fascinating archaeological mysteries: Why do images of women dominate the largest religious monument on earth? You find more than 1700 women realistically rendered in stone. <a href="http://www.devata.org/">devata.org</a> is deicated to these questions.<br />
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Women in the inner gallery of Angkor Wat - two out of more than 1700 women carved in stone. What did these women mean to the Khmer rulers, priests and people?<br />
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See movies about Angkor:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHj3BdtqfgY">Ancient Magastructures: Angkor Wat</a> by National Geographic (2008)<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VgFVb7S1l0">Angkor Wat: The Eighth Wonder by Digging for The Truth</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8o_q0f9lZg">The lost world of Angkor</a> by Discovery Channel<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXk9RD-xFNw">Walking the Royal Road: The Ancient Kingdom of Angkor.</a> Dr. Jennifer Foley of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts lectures on the ancient Southeast Asian kingdom of Angkor and the structures at Angkor Wat.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzHY4R4k-Ko">Axis Mundi.</a> A film about Angkor Wat<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Start your Angkor Wat tour</span><br />
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Angkor Wat's rising series of five towers culminates in an impressive central tower that symbolizes mythical <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru">Mount Meru</a>, surrounded by chains of mountains (the walls) and the cosmic ocean (the moat). Mount Meru is the home of the gods in Hinduism. Thousands of meters of wall space are covered with stone carving depicting scenes from Hindu mythology. See a <a href="http://www.holiday-in-angkor-wat.com/images/angkor-wat-map-06.jpg">map with the galleries</a>.<br />
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On a 200 meters long and 12 meters wide sandstone-paved causeway you cross the 190 meters wide moats enclosing Angkor Wat. And you walk towards the west main gate with tower, called Gopura, which ist part of the 1025 by 802 meters external enclosure. This outer wall encloses a space of 820,000 square meters.<br />
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The moats surrounding Angkor Wat are five and a half kilometers in their overall length.<br />
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In the gallery inside the external enclosure you discover these stone carvings on top of a door.<br />
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And you encounter this devata - one of the more than 1700 women portrayed in Angkor Wat<br />
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From the semi-darkness of the western gopura you get the looming perspective of Angkor Wat and its 350 meters long causeway, framed in the door.<br />
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Don't miss this reflection in the northern pool: The temple of Angkor Wat,raised on a surrounding terrace with sugar palms and mango trees.<br />
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Finally you arrive in front of the temple. It stands on a terrace and is made of three rectangular galleries rising to a central tower, each level higher than the last. The height of Angkor Wat from the ground to the top of the central tower is 213 meters. The outer gallery measures 187 by 215 meters. And it contains the famous bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat showing epic events. If you begin on the western side and keep to your left you will see the following events: <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/battle_of_kurukshetra">Battle of Kurukshetra</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/army_of_suryavarman_ii">Army of Suryavarman II</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/heaven_hell">Heaven & Hell</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/churning_of_the_ocean_of_milk">Churning of the Ocean of Milk</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/vishnu_conquers_the_demons">Vishnu Conquers the Demons</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/krishna_the_demon_king">Krishna & the Demon King</a>, <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/battle_of_the_gods__demons">Battle of the Gods & the Demons</a> and <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/battle_of_lanka">Battle of Lanka</a> (read more <a href="http://www.angkorguide.net/monuments/angkor_wat_5.htm">here</a>).<br />
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<b>Angkor Wat during the spring equinox:</b> Every year around 21 March, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun and the center of the Sun is in the same plane as the Earth's equator, you can experience the astronomical knowledge of the builders of Angkor Wat. The temple aligns to the rising sun. On the morning of the spring equinox, the sun rises up the side of the central tower and crowns its pinnacle.<br />
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Special phenomenon on March 21: The Sun crowns the pinnacle of the central tower of Angkor Wat<br />
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Of course this gives room to many spiritual intrepretations, for example you can read <a href="http://www.earthportals.com/Portal_Messenger/stonesinsky4.html">Stones in the Sky</a> by Willard Van De Bogart in 2003 or see the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU2HSmovJfI">Heaven's Mirror</a> by Graham Hancock. Eleanor Mannikka, of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, argues in her work <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Angkor-Wat-Time-Space-Kingship/dp/0824817206">Angkor Wat: Time, Space and Kingship</a>, that the dimensions, alignment and bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat encode a message that Suryavarman II was the divinely appointed king. Read her text <a href="http://huntingtonarchive.osu.edu/seasia/angkor.html">The Role of Astronomy at Angkor Wat</a>. Here she writes: "On the morning of the vernal equinox day (roughly March 21st each year), once we have passed through the main western entrances and stand facing the interior grounds of the temple, we encounter a spectacular solar alignment. At 6:35 a.m., the sun can be seen rising dead-center over the top of the central tower of the temple - about 500 m. away - when observed from the top of the first northern staircase of the western causeway. Three days later, the sun can be seen rising over the central tower for the second and last time, from the center of the western causeway at a point just a few meters south of the first observation position."<br />
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The website <a href="http://web.mesacc.edu/dept/d10/asb/angkor/index.html">Treasure of the Ancient Khmer</a> draws heavily from the book of Mannikka and has excellent maps of the temple and its galleries. She points also to the bas-relief panel at the Eastern outer gallery, which shows the Hindu creation myth Churning the Sea of Milk. In the center is the serpent Vasuki, who offered himself as a rope. The serpent was yanked back and forth in a giant tug-of-war that lasted for a thousand years. In the bas-relief panel, the front end of the serpent is being pulled by 91 asuras (demons), anchored by the 21-headed demon king Ravana; on the right are 88 almond-eyed devas (gods) pulling on the tail, anchored by monkey-god Sugriva. Mannikka says that the 91 asuras mark the 91 days between the winter solstice and spring equinox in March, while the 88 devas represent the 88 days to the summer solstice after the equinox period. Read also <a href="http://www.google.ch/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=7&ved=0CGwQFjAG&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciteseerx.ist.psu.edu%2Fviewdoc%2Fdownload%3Fdoi%3D10.1.1.2.5568%26rep%3Drep1%26type%3Dpdf&ei=mDVPUajpBsie7AaYnYDoCA&usg=AFQjCNFNQ_8arwc0Rl-NeViEFy2NO6dBUw&sig2=rDiorjqULjwGNJy0C0IbYA&bvm=bv.44158598,d.ZWU">Time, Space, and Astronomy in Angkor</a> Wat by Subhash Kak.<br />
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Bas-relief showing Churning the Sea of Milk: The god Bali, the king of the asuras, holds the heads of Vasuki on the south side of the relief.
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The Asuras are pulling on the the serpent Vasuki<br />
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The monkey-god Sugriva holds the tail of the serpent Vasuki on the north end and the Devas are pulling<br />
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The right place to relax after walking across the causeway in the burning sun: A gallery of the cruciform cloister Preah Poan ("Hall of a Thousand Gods"). Buddha images were left here by pilgrims over the centuries, but most have now been removed. The cloister connects the outer gallery to the second enclosure.<br />
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One of four stone basins in the cloister.<br />
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One of two libraries, seen from the cloister<br />
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Corner tower, part of the second enclosure<br />
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The corner tower from inside the second enclosure<br />
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And again you encounter the mysterious women of Angkor Wat<br />
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Admire the great stone carving art of the Khmers over a door of the second enclosure<br />
Afterwards turn round and look upwards:<br />
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You look at the steep stairway leading up to a corner tower of the first enclosure<br />
After this look, what's on front of your shoe tips:<br />
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Faces on the pavement of the second enclosure<br />
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Finally you have the chance to reach the top level of Angkor Wat:<br />
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As it is understood today the top level represented the heaven and served as a place for the king and royalty and high priests to worship to god Vishnu. The public was not allowed to come to this level. Twelve stairways lead up to the top level. Each one represents one year of the animal zodiac. Whoever climbed up had to know which stairway was good for his animal zodiac.<br />
In the gallery on top you discover again the beauty of the stone carved devatas:<br />
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From the gallery you look again into four basins, which surround the central tower.<br />
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The central tower and the central shrine:<br />
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At the central shrine a golden statue of Vishnu was riding on Garuda's shoulders. But this holy statue has disappeared a long time ago.<br />
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Look out from the top level: The causeway leading back to the external enclosure of Angkor Wat<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">And how did Angkor decline?</span><br />
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The great medieval settlement of Angkor in Cambodia has for many years been understood as a “hydraulic city,” an urban complex defined, sustained, and ultimately overwhelmed by a complex water management network. Since the 1990s, French, Australian, and Cambodian research teams have followed archaeological mapping projects by using traditional methods such as ground survey in conjunction with advanced radar remote-sensing applications. A major outcome of that research is a comprehensive archaeological map of greater Angkor, covering nearly 3,000 km2, prepared by the <a href="http://acl.arts.usyd.edu.au/angkor/gap/">Greater Angkor Project (GAP)</a>, an international, multidisciplinary research programme interested in the decline of urbanism at Angkor. The map reveals a vast, low-density settlement landscape integrated by an elaborate water management network covering more than 1,000 km2, the most extensive urban complex of the preindustrial world. It is now clear that anthropogenic changes to the landscape were both extensive and substantial enough to have created grave challenges to the long-term viability of the settlement. Read more:
<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/104/36/14277.long">A comprehensive archaeological map of the world's largest preindustrial settlement complex at Angkor, Cambodia</a>.<br />
<a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/print/2009/07/angkor/stone-text">Divining Angkor: After rising to sublime heights, the sacred city may have engineered its own downfall</a> by Richard Stone in National Geographic Magazine.<br />
<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/107/15/6748.long">Climate as a contributing factor in the demise of Angkor, Cambodia</a> and <a href="http://archaeology.about.com/b/2012/01/02/climate-change-and-the-collapse-of-angkor.htm">Climate Change and the Collapse of Angkor</a><br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2013/03/angkor-thom-great-city-of-khmer-empire.html" style="color: red;">Angkor Thom: The Great City of the Khmer Empire with Bayon and Ta Phrom (2. Chapter)</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2010/08/siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Siem Reap - the gate to Angkor</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br>marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-49770611941252484982013-03-24T13:15:00.000-07:002016-07-16T11:21:10.025-07:00Angkor Thom: The Great City of the Khmer Empire with Bayon and Ta Phrom (2. Chapter)Angkor Thom means "The Great City". It was established in the late twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII and the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer empire. The earlier city Yasodharapura was centred further northwest. Angkor Thom overlapped parts of it. So the former state temple of Baphuon got part of Angkor Thom. The roads lead to the temple of Bayon in the centre.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Prasat Bayon</span><br />
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Prasat Bayon was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Buddhist King Jayavarman VII (1181-1218). After his death it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Buddhist kings. Bayon is famous for the 216 serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which cluster around its central peak, symbolizing Mount Meru. On the outer wall of the outer gallery you see a series of bas-reliefs depicting historical events and scenes from the everyday life of the Khmer. The outer gallery encloses a courtyard with two libraries. The inner gallery is raised above ground level. Its bas-reliefs show scenes from Hindu mythology. You discover Siva, Vishnu, and Brahma, the members of the trimurti or threefold godhead of Hinduism, Apsaras or celestial dancers, Ravana and Garuda. The upper terrace is home to the famous face towers.<br />
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You walk towards the centre of Angkor Thom and can already recognise the famous stone faces at the many towers of Prasat Bayon<br />
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On the way to the upper terrace<br />
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Apsaras carved out of the sandstone<br />
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On the outer wall of the outer gallery you find a series of bas-reliefs depicting historical events and scenes from the everyday life of the Angkorian Khmer.<br />
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Bas-reliefs on the outer wall of the 3rd enclosure, here showing a naval battle on the Tonle Sap between Khmer and Cham forces (in the eastern part of the southern gallery).<br />
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Have a look at panoramas of the bas-reliefs on the <b>south wall</b>:<br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/South-Wall-01.htm">Offerings, Pig-Boiling, Archers, Khmer-Cham Fighting (Archers, Spear and Sword Fights)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/South-Wall-02.htm">Three Boats with Cham, Chinese and Khmer Warriors</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/South-Wall-03.htm">Hand-to-Hand Fighting, Pig and Cock Fighting, Chinese Junk</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/South-Wall-04.htm">Elephants and Warriors marching to War</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/South-Wall-05.htm">Palace Scene, Worshipping of 4-Armed Vishnu, Siva in a Temple, Dancing Scenes</a><br />
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Have a look at panoramas of the bas-reliefs on the <b>east wall</b>:<br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/East-Wall-01.htm">Elephants and Warriors marching to War (East to West)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/East-Wall-02.htm">Elephants and Warriors marching to War (West to East)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/East-Wall-03.htm">Elephants and Warriors marching to War with Intermittent Fighting (East to West)</a><br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/East-Wall-04.htm">Elephants and Warriors meet in Battle</a><br />
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Have a look at panoramas of the bas-reliefs on the <b>north wall</b>:<br />
<a href="http://www.photodharma.net/Cambodia/02-Bayon-Walls/North-Wall-01.htm">The Chams defeating the Khmer</a><br />
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Moving on in Prasat Bayon you will encounter a lot of female energy: Everywhere you see devatas.<br />
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Robert McCarthy is now cataloging the 377 devatas at the Bayon. Peter Sharrock from the School of Oriental and African Studies, estimates that the original Bayon structure displayed 6,250 celestial dancers. Read his chapter “The mystery of the face towers" in the book <a href="http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/974986347X/petewill05-21">Bayon: New Perspectives</a>. This book brings together leading experts and their findings and insights about Bayon's art, architecture and inscriptions. Sharrock has new answers to one of the big questions about Bayon: Who are the guys on the face towers? Many experts have said that they depict the Mahayana deity Lokesvara. But Sharrock has a different idea. He sees Tantric influence. Tantrism flourished in northern India in the Middle Ages. Sharrock thinks that the face towers depict a tantric deity called Vajrasattva. Read more on <a href="http://brianholihan.com/southeast-asian-cultures/the-bayon-lives-the-great-temple-at-angkor-inspires-new-interpretations/">World Cultures From New Perspectives</a>.<br />
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The central sanctuary of Prasat Bayon<br />
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And now have a look at the mysterious faces:<br />
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The 350 meters long Terrace of the Elephants was used by king Jayavarman VII as a platform from which to view public ceremonies and it was the base for his audience hall. It was attached to the palace of Phimeanakas, of which only a few ruins remain. The middle section of the wall is decorated with life size garuda and lions; towards either end you see elephants with their Khmer mahouts.<br />
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From the Terrace of the Elephants you see some of the twelve towers of Prasat Suor Prat. According to a Cambodian legend, the towers served as anchoring places for ropes which stretched from one to another for acrobats performing at festivals. See also this <a href="http://www.pbase.com/boon3887/terrace_of_elephants">gallery of photos</a>.<br />
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A 10th century temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km north-east of Angkor Thom. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone.<br />
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Around 40 km east of Angkor. "Did you know that Angkor Wat has a stepsister? Born to the same father, King Suryavarman II, little is known about her", notes <a href="http://www.livingif.com/visiting-beng-mealea/">livingif.com</a>. Beng Melea (means Lotus Pond) has not been restored until now. So one can see the original carvings and "the strength of the jungle pulling the temple down". It was built as a Hindu temple, but some carvings depict buddhist motifs. The primary material is sandstone. It is assumed that Beng Melea was built in the early 12th century.Read more in a great essay by Willard Van De Bogart: <a href="http://www.earthportals.com/Portal_Messenger/stonesinsky15.html">Stones in the Sky - Part V</a>. See <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10584185@N03/sets/72157623441733090/">Pictures</a><br />
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The Khmer empires capital was located in the Angkor area for 500 years. But there was one short interruption: In 928 A.D king Jayavarman IV created a rival capital in Koh Ker - 150 kilometers from todays Siem Reap. One way takes 2.5 hours. The empire was ruled from here for 23 years until his son Hashavarman II returned it to the Angkor area. The most impressive ruin is Prasat Thom (Big Temple), a 7tiere pyramid.<br />
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Prasat Thom<br />
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On the left side of the way from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/10584185@N03/sets/72157623438227172/">Pictures</a><br />
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The temple stood on an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir.<br />
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South of the East Baray. Pre Rup is aligned on a north-south axis with East Mebon.<br />
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Northeast of Angkor Thom. See pictures by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foonie/4517331330/in/set-72157623844259600/">foonie</a>.<br />
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A causeway of 500 meters connects its eastern entrance to a landing stage on the Eastern Baray. Pictures by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foonie/4517457960/in/set-72157623844259600/">foonie</a><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Ta Som</span><br />
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Northeast of Angkor Thom. See pictures by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/foonie/4517399642/in/set-72157623844259600/">foonie</a>.<br />
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Read what National Museum of Cambodia writes about<br />
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See also the National Geographic Documentary:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKqtKepNi2s&list=PL7F59112F80C8D916&index=1&feature=plpp_video">Stolen Treasures of Cambodia 1</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtVpzgsSyhk&feature=relmfu">Stolen Treasures of Cambodia 2</a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1sS1hfoMEU&feature=relmfu">Stolen Treasures of Cambodia 3</a><br />
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Cambodia is trying to get back stolen art, for example from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The so-called <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/60005547?rpp=20&pg=3&od=on&ft=*&where=Asia|Cambodia&pos=59">Kneeling Attendants</a> are the highlight of its Southeast Asian collection. They originally adorned the sanctuary of Prasat Chen, at the temple complex of Koh Ker. Paramilitary groups trafficked them, sculpture by sculpture, overseas. Read:<br />
<a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2012/06/07/opinion/vlasic-davis-cambodia-art/index.html">Should Cambodian 'blood antiquities' be returned?</a> on http://edition.cnn.com<br />
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/02/arts/design/cambodia-to-ask-met-to-return-10th-century-statues.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1338724918-9GsJmGTnLpIxADsYsLI/Qw&">Cambodia Says It Seeks Return Of Met Statues</a> on nytimes.com<br />
A legal battle in the US over the fate of a 10th-century Khmer statue has heated up, with federal prosecutors accusing the international auction house Sotheby’s of lying about its provenance in an effort to sell it for millions of dollars. They claim that both Sotheby’s and the statue’s owner knew the statue had been stolen from the Koh Ker temple complex in the early 1970s. Read on <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012111559755/National-news/alleged-collusion-in-sothebys-statue-case.html">phnompenhpost.com</a>.<br />
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Far from the madding crowd of Angkor Wat, in a remote southern province in the Mekong floodplain, Lawrence Osborne wades deep into Cambodia’s misty past—and the source of some of the country’s most magnificent and mysterious art. Read:<br />
<a href="http://www.cntraveler.com/features/2012/08/cambodian-temples-phnom-penh-ta-prohm-angkor-borei">Cambodia's Undiscovered Temples</a> on cntraveler.com about <b>Phnom Da</b>, <b>Angkor Borei</b> and <b>Phnom Bayong</b>.<br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html" style="color: red;">Angkor Archaeological Park: The incredible remains of the Khmer empire (1. chapter)</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2010/08/siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Siem Reap - the gate to Angkor </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.441215586563084 103.8589096069335913.425771586563084 103.8387396069336 13.456659586563084 103.87907960693359tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-51198662868488539992013-03-24T04:49:00.000-07:002013-03-24T05:24:41.236-07:00Siem Reap - the gate to AngkorSee the locations on <a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.398971,103.917618&spn=0.437509,0.709305" style="color: red;">Siem Reap and Angkor Wat Google Map</a><br />
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Le Grand Café<br />
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The Blue Pumpkin<br />
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Siem Reap with the old market (Psar Chas) on the left<br />
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Inside Psar Chas<br />
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"A chic haven of rest an relaxation": Naomi Lindt is full of admiration in <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/travel/28hours.html?_r=0">36 Hours in Siem Rea</a>p, published by nytimes.com. The Town has developped from a cluster of small villages along the Siem Reap River, which meets the Tonle Sap Lake in the South. Along the river you find Buddhist Pagodas (Wats) as centres of the villages, from Wat Preah En Kau Sei in the North to Wat Phnom Krom in the South.<br />
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Pi Thnou Sreet<br />
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Pub Street by day and...<br />
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... Pub Street in the night.<br />
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The main town with old colonial and chinese style architecture is concentrated around Sivutha Street and the Psar Chas (Old Market) area.<br />
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Seafood at Psar Chas<br />
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Central Market<br />
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The Wat Bo area is full of guesthouses and restaurants while the Psar Leu area is crowded with jewellery and handicraft shops. The word Phsar means Market, Leu means Upper. It is located about 2 km from Siem Reap, on the right side of National Road 6 when travelling from west to east.<br />
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Phsar Leu Market<br />
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You should not miss the traditional Apsara dance performances. Many hotels show them, but there is also the Apsara Theatre, an elegant wooden performance hall. Read more about <a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/where-you-find-best-dance-performances.html">The best dance performances in Siem Reap</a>.<br />
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Dancer of the Apsara ballet in l'Amazon Angkor Restaurant.
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Angkor National Museum</span><br />
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Opened on 12 November 2007 the <a href="http://www.angkornationalmuseum.com/index.php">Angkor National Museum</a> presents the Golden era of the Khmer Kingdom in eight eight galleries:<br />
Exclusive gallery: 1,000 Buddha images<br />
Gallery A: Pre-Angkor Period: Khmer Civilization<br />
Gallery B: Religion and Beliefs<br />
Gallery C: The great Khmer Kings<br />
Gallery D: Angkor Wat<br />
Gallery E: Angkor Thom<br />
Gallery F: Story from Stones<br />
Gallery G: Ancient Costume<br />
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Discover the treasures of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom: <b><a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park</a></b><br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Arts in Siem Reap</span><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.artdeli.org/">Art Deli:</a></b> Housed in a 1920’s French colonial building in the Alley West, the ArtDeli is a gallery, library, café-bar, and an alternative performance venue. It serves Italian cuisine and organic meals by Trattoria Pizzeria and the Singing Tree Café next door.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mcdermottgallery.com/index.swf">McDermott Gallery:</a></b> Two exhibitions, one in FCC Complex at Pokambor Avenue, the other one lies in the passage between Pub Street and the Old Market. In FCC John McDermott shows his own work, pictures of the temples of Angkor, that "are not just beautiful but iconic. Dreamlike photos, which look as though they were taken in an ancient, forgotten world", wrote the New York Times. <br />
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<b>Red Callery:</b> FCC-Complex. The British Artist, Teacher and Art Project Coordinator <a href="http://sashaconstable.co.uk/info/profile">Sasha Constable</a>, living in Cambodia since 2000 shows here her own work.
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<b>Theam's House:</b> No.25, Phum Veal. Located on the main road to Angkor Temple, Atelier and Art Studio. For more than 10 years artistic director of Artisans d’Angkor, now Lim Muy Theam has launched a new project that includes training a team of artisans apprentices. And he continues with his own painting. In the gallery you discover paintings, ceramics, wood carvings, and more. Read the <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d2100150-Reviews-Theam_s_House-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">reviews on tripadvisor.com</a> and the article <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012101259252/Siem-Reap-Insider/lacquered-elephants-and-bald-buddhas-rule-at-theam-s-house.html">Lacquered elephants and bald Buddhas rule at Theam’s House</a> by Miranda Glasser on phnomphenhpost.com. Open daily from 8am to 7pm.<br />
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<b>The Arts Lounge:</b> Hotel de la Paix. "Exhibitions with an emphasis on Cambodian artists and international artists with a strong connection to Cambodia", notes <a href="http://www.travelfish.org/blogs/cambodia/2011/07/02/a-tour-of-the-siem-reap-art-scene/">travelfish.org</a>. And a bar with DJs.
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<b><a href="http://www.the1961.com/p/galleries-rates.htmle%20Caf%C3%A9%20next%20door.">1961:</a></b> Osaphear Street. An art center comprising of a series of galleries, boutiques, food & dining outlets and an 8-room hotel.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Shopping in Siem Reap</span><br />
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Read <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/29c8c5d0-48da-11df-8af4-00144feab49a.html#axzz29BVygCrh">Cambodia’s temples of consumerism</a> on ft.com. After that you will be eager for a shopping tour in Siem Reap. Consult <a href="http://grantourismotravels.com/2011/12/18/shopping-the-gorgeous-stores-of-siem-reap-an-itinerary/">Shopping the Gorgeous Stores of Siem Reap – An Itinerary</a> <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.artisansdangkor.com/">Artisans d'Angkor:</a></b> Artisans Angkor is a company which was originally created to help young rural people find work near their home village. Since its creation at the end of 1990s, Artisans Angkor has strived to offer good working conditions and social advantages to its employees. It has now opened 42 workshops in Siem Reap province and it provides employment to over 1300 people, including more than 900 artisans. The company offers silk fabrics and garments, stone and wood carving, lacquer ware, polychrome products, silver plating and silk painting.
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<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ericraisina.com">Eric Raisina Villa Boutique Workshop:</a></b> Heard of Eric Raisina? Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake are some of the fashion brands that get fabrics from him. "No words can describe the things that this Madagascar-born and - since 2002 - Siem Reap-based designer can do with silk", notes <a href="http://www.anothertravelguide.com/eng/asia/cambodia/siem_reap/destinations/shops/eric_raisina">anothertravelguide.com</a>. "Although things designed by Eric Raisina can be obtained in the Heritage Hotel and Amansara shops, a visit to his own showroom in Siem Reap is a must; it is located in Raisina's house, not quite in the centre of the city." See pictures of the atelier on <a href="http://fuchsiaboy.blogspot.ch/2008/03/eric-raisinas-atelier.html">fuchsiaboy.blogspot.com</a>. Eric Raisina's choice of Siem Reap was not accidental. Siem Reap is only ten miles away from the Puok District, which has a tradition of silk production dating back to the 13th century. "Eric Raisina insists that his fabrics must be touched and felt. That helps to better appreciate their distinctive texture", writes <a href="http://voices.yahoo.com/designer-eric-raisina-gives-silk-life-as-high-11309284.html">Roman Poroshyn</a>. See video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Fn2g2kXnemA">Luxe dans les détails</a>. And read an <a href="http://grantourismotravels.com/2011/12/19/eric-raisinas-guide-to-siem-reap-style/">interview with Eric Raisina</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/poetrysr">Poetry:</a></b> The Lane. Filipino fashon designer <a href="http://www.facebook.com/donprotasio.clothing?filter=3">Don Protasio</a> has been living in Siem Reap for six years, as <a href="http://issuu.com/travel_savvy/docs/destination_asia/1">Destination Asia</a> tells us. He does a line under his name, but also PAID, a line from recycled fabrics. See him <a href="http://www.lightstalkers.org/images/show/1192433">posing in Siem Reap</a>. Follow his blog <a href="http://fuchsiaboy.blogspot.com/">Fuchsiaboy</a>. He startet the shop Petry with Hotel 1961 owner Loven Ramos.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.gardenofdesire-asia.com/">Garden of Desire:</a></b> The jewellery store of Cambodian Pisith Ly, who makes jewellery from precious gems, quality metals and natural materials, like stone and wood. Pisith fled Cambodia as a young child after the Khmer Rouge murdered his family and moved to Paris, where he studied fine arts and designed for Alain Mikli and Phillipe Starck. He returned to Siem Reap. Read his story on <a href="http://www.gardenofdesire-asia.com/wp-content/uploads/phnom-penh-post.jpg">Phnom Penh Post</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.wanderlustcambodia.com/">Wanderlust:</a></b> Alley West. Wanderlust, a boutique founded by Elizabeth Kiester, the founder and former chief creative director of LeSportsac. who came to Cambodia in 2008 and decided to stay. But she has left the company two years ago.<br />
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<b>Scams with gems:</b> Be careful with shopping gems in Siem Reap. There are a lot of stories about scams. For example babygirl0 was not pleased with the service of City Gems, her comment on <a href="http://www.fodors.com/community/asia/be-careful-with-the-store-city-gems-in-siem-reap-cambodia.cfm">fodors.com</a>.
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Find an <a href="http://www.tourismcambodia.org/company/index.php?ccat=159&prv=21&pccat=2#comp">overview of shops in Siem Reap</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Cambodian Cultural Village</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.cambodianculturalvillage.com/">Cambodian Cultural Village</a> is “Cambodia in miniature” in Siem Reap shows the rich natural and cultural heritage of the Khmer people. Inside you find representations of Cambodia’s 11 Villages, houses of different architectural styles. At each village there are traditional dance performances, traditional wedding ceremonies, performance of ethnic minorities, Apsara Dancing, Circus, Acrobatic, popular games and the Grand Khmer Family white Night Shows. Wax museum exhibits the development of Cambodian Culture from the first century up to present. See <a href="http://www.cambodianculturalvillage.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=77&lang=en">show performaces</a>.
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Temples in the city</span><br />
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<b>Wat Bo:</b> One of the oldest Buddhist monasteries in Siem Reap. Built in the 18th century, the pagoda has an epic Khmer poem painted on its wall, based on India’s Ramayana called Reamker (see <a href="https://www.google.ch/search?q=%22Wat+Bo%22+murals&hl=en&safe=off&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=17DyUMCoJOTf4QSptIHYAg&ved=0CF0QsAQ&biw=1086&bih=637">pictures</a>). According to <a href="http://www.expat-advisory.com/articles/southeast-asia/cambodia/unique-wat-bo">Andy Brouwer</a> they date from 1920-1924 and were executed by two shadow puppet designers, Ta Peul and Kong Dith, though some claim it may've been earlier. You can also see 19th century paintings depicting Siem Reap’s daily life under the French on the interior walls of the vihear. Wat Bo is also a place, where archaeological and art objects are kept. It was monk <a href="http://www.keap-net.org/project/culture.htm">Pin Sem</a>'s desire to prevent them from export abroad. He first started to collect the treasure in 1986-87, when he had been hiding from the Khmer Rouge at the Cambodian-Thailand border, where Khmer treasures were being sold to Thailand. He bought the
objects from the sellers and preserved them. Thousands of objects are housed at the monastery: statues, utensils, jewelries, musical instruments, ceramics and human skeletons, dating from prehistoric times to the present day. There is now a database called Wat Bo Earthern Ware Ceramics, created by members of the University of Sydney (read more in the book <a href="http://books.google.ch/books?id=n00CnC84MIcC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=wat+bo+pin+sem&source=bl&ots=Z26pPRfMpj&sig=-5_F_5GSFtItRKtN3jzeasikV2E&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ib7yUMS_N8iK4gS9gYG4AQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=wat%20bo%20pin%20sem&f=false">Water Civilization: From Yangtze to Khmer Civilizations</a>. The 5oo ceramics were found at Phum Snay area of Banteay Meanchey Province in Cambodia. More background <a href="http://www.khmerstudies.org/download-files/events/conferences/Ceramic/abstracts.pdf">here</a>.<br />
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The murals at Wat Bo show the Reamker<br />
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Wat Bo, see more <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=wat+bo+siem+reap&l=cc&ct=0&mt=all&adv=1">pictures</a><br />
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<b>Wat Damnak:</b> The name Dam Nak stands for palace - here used to be the a royal palace during the reign of King Sisowath. Today you find here a temple with schools and a very nice garden as well as the the <a href="http://khmerstudies.org/">Centre for Khmer Studies with a large library.</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Bach at Jayavarman VII Hospital: If there is no justice, there is no peace</span><br />
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Every Saturday, at 7.15 pm and sometimes also every Thursday at 7.15 pm: Swiss doctor Beat Richner he calls himself Beatocello - plays Bach on the cello and speaks about the activities of his four children's hospitals in Cambodia. And he shows a film about 20 years of work for justice in Cambodia. Justice? Yes, read more <a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.com/2012/11/beatocello-and-his-hospitals-in.html">here</a>.<br />
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Dr. Beat Richner, playing cello<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Where wild animals are protected</span><br />
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Sunda Marabu at ACB<br />
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The wildlife and biodiversity in Cambodia is endangered for example by illegal wildlife trade - and the <b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/ACCBCambodia">Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB)</a></b> aims to protect them. It is the first nature conservation centre in Cambodia. And it rescues wild animals, breeds endangered species and works for environmental education. At the centre actually live Pileated Gibbon (Hylobates pileatus), Silvered Langur (Trachypithecus germaini), Northern Slow Loris or Bengal Loris (Nycticebus bengalensis), Malayan Pangolin (Manis javanica), Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis), a wild boar, two Malayan Porcupines and one Pig-tailed Macaque, birds, snakes and turtles. ACCB is upported bei Münster Zoo in Germany. Read more about the <a href="http://www.accb-cambodia.org/en/wildlife.php">animals</a>.<br />
The ACCB is open to guided tours and located at the site of Kbal Spean, 12 km north of Banteay Srey. You find the gate next to the car park. Regular <b>guided tours</b> are offered Monday to Saturday at 13 pm, they last around 1 hour 30 minutes and require a minimum donation of 3 USD. During the tour you can see a variety of animals and learn first hand about efforts to save Cambodia’s wildlife. If you have a valid temple pass you can also see the waterfall and riverbed carvings at Kbal Spean. Read more about <a href="http://www.accb-cambodia.org/en/contact.php">ACCB tours</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Getting to Siem Reap</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.bangkokair.com/eng/pages/view/flight-schedule">Bangkok Airways</a> offer several daily flights to/from Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Lampang and Trat. Now Cambodia national carrier Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) officially confirmed to operate a daily flight from Siem Reap to Bangkok, <a href="http://www.traveldailynews.asia/briefings/article/4363/cambodia-national-carrier-cambodia-angkor">starting November 30</a>. <a href="http://www.laoairlines.com/flights">Lao Airlines</a> has flights to and from Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientina. <a href="http://www.vietnamairlines.com/wps/portal/en/site/home?country_code=KH&country=cambodia&lang=en">Vietnam Airlines</a> flies to and from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Air Asia flies to and from Kuala Lumpur. Cambodia Angkor Air flies to and from Phnom Penh. Singapore Airlines to and from Singapore. Korean Air flies to and from Seoul. <a href="http://www.yangon-airways.com/timetable.htm">Myanmar Airways International</a> flies on Wednesdays and Saturdays to Rangoon.<br />
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More ways of getting to Siem Reap on <a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srtransp.htm">canbypublications.com</a>. Bus-Schedules <a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/cambodia/buses.htm">here</a>.
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">More Informations about Siem Reap</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.siemreap.net/">siemreap.net</a><br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html%20" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park : The incredible remains of the Khmer kingdom</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-2815122367550723582013-03-09T08:35:00.004-08:002013-03-09T09:21:37.585-08:00China helps again to build a road in Camboda: The upgrade of National Road No 6ACambodia's nationalroad No 6A is going to be enlarged on a strech of 248 kilometers with Chinese help. The road will be widened from the current 7 meters to 12 meters with some places up to 25 meters, and work on the project will begin from Bathey district in Kampong Cham province in the east to Siem Reap province in the northwest, as <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/05/c_132209913.htm">Xinhuanet</a> announces. "This road is very important to connect traveling from Phnom Penh City to various provinces including the tourism province of Siem Reap and to the Thai border," Cambodian premier Hun Sen said.<br>
Hun Sen added, that "to date, China has built tar-paved roads in a total length of more than 2,000 kilometers in Cambodia, making China the largest donor in road development in Cambodia". China's Shanghai Construction (Group) General Company is responsible for the road construction - as in many cases before. The road is expected to be completed in 42 months, Minister of Transport Tram Iv Tek said. He added, the project would cost 248 million U.S. dollars, which will be covered by a concessional loan from the government of China.<br>
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Read more:<br>
<a href="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-05/05/content_15217610.htm">China-funded national road No 214 and the Cambodia-China Friendship Mekong-Stung Treng Bridge</a><br>
<a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/748620.shtml">121-kilometer road, extending from Ratanakiri province to Stung Treng province, was built by China's Shanghai Construction ( Group) General Company</a><br>
<a href="http://khmerization.blogspot.ch/2011/09/shanghai-firm-lead-way-in-construction.html">Shanghai Construction Group presently oversees nine bridge and road construction projects in Cambodia</a><br>
<a href="http://www.ecns.cn/business/2012/11-22/36796.shtml">133-km China-funded national road No. 8 in Prey Veng province from Prek Tamak Mekong River Bridge to Vietnam border</a>.<br>
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marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Kampong Cham, Kambodscha12.031330133823015 104.9685743078125611.782798633823015 104.64585080781256 12.279861633823016 105.29129780781255tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-75167190231550189432013-02-17T14:15:00.000-08:002013-02-19T14:01:17.720-08:00Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap - and your reviews<br />
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<span style="color: #3366ff; font-size: 130%;">Hotels to stay in Siem Reap</span><br />
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See the locations on <a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.372752,103.860283&spn=0.109389,0.177326" style="color: red;">Siem Reap Hotels Google Map</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.auberge-mont-royal.com/html/index.php">Auberge Mont Royal</a></b>: From 39 USD. French-Khmer charm, a cuisine from Cambodian curry to French pastries, a family-run hotel with only 30 rooms, owned by a Canadian-Cambodian. With Spa L'Auberge. See picture on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sandraholland/2536122019/">flickr.com</a>. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d324851-r125967398-Angkor_Hotel_Auberge_Mont_Royal-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bunwinboutique.com/">Bunwin Boutique Hotel:</a></b> From 69 USD. National Road 06, Phum Banteay Chas, Opposite Samaki Market. 10 rooms, pool. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1917250-r135974905-Bunwin_Boutique_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.
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<b><a href="http://www.goldentemplehotel.com/">Golden Temple Hotel:</a></b> From 56 USD. 7 Makara Road. Within walking distance from Psar Chas Market. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1909285-r135213597-Golden_Temple_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a><br />
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Twin Superior Room<br />
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<b><a href="http://heritagesuiteshotel.com/">Heritage Suites Hotel:</a></b> From 155 USD. Near Wat Polanka. 26 suites and rooms and pool. Outstanding according to reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d647144-r136192463-Heritage_Suites_Hotel_Relais_Chateaux-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a><br />
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The Pool<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.hoteldelapaixangkor.com/">Hôtel de la Paix:</a></b> Closed for renovatipon until 2013.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.journeyswithin.com/">Journeys Within Boutique Hotel:</a></b> From 110 USD. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d489073-r135581401-Journeys_Within_Boutique_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>
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<b><a href="http://www.karavansara.com/siem_reap/detail/?environs">Karavansara Retreat and Residences:</a></b> From 74 USD. Street 25. The main building is a renovated colonial villa. A wooden Khmer house hosts the Karavansara Café Lounge. There is a pool on the rooftop. Quite good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297390-d1852892-Reviews-or10-Karavansara_Retreat_Residences-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a> and on <a href="http://www.rustycompass.com/destinations/detail/city_6-cambodia-siem-reap/15-hotels/164-karavansara-retreat-siem-reap#.UPMAb6zn_NE">rustycompass.com</a>.
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Rooms in a white colonial villa<br />
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Colonial Heritage suite<br />
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Karavansara Café Lounge in an old Khmer House<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.lamaisondangkor.com/">La Maison d'Angkor:</a></b> From 107 USD.Outside the town, but free tranmsport in the evening. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d631745-r130648956-La_Maison_d_Angkor-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://mysteres-angkor.com/en/"></a><a href="http://www.lamaisondangkor.com/">Mystères d’Angkor:</a></b> From 63 USD. One step ahead from Royal Palace, behind Wat Polanka, in the shade of a tropical garden and a a colonial-style villa and a short stroll from the banks of the Siem Reap River, with private terraces and a swimmingpool. Take a room a bit away from the wall on the streetside, if you want to avoid some noise from the street, recommends a guest on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d588976-r126243592-Mysteres_d_Angkor_Siem_Reap_Lodge-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>, but most reviews say it's a quiet retreat.
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<b><a href="http://www.residencedangkor.com/web/pang/la_residence_dangkor.jsp">La Residence d'Angkor:</a></b> From 285 USD. River Road. Phone +855 63 963 390. Orient-Express hotel on the banks of Siem Reap river.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.pavillon-orient-hotel.com/">Pavillon d'Orient Boutique Hotel:</a></b> From 95 USD. Located a bit outside of the main town, bot transfer from and to airport is included as well als Tuk Tuk to town, temples and lake. Each room with balcony. Salted water swimming pool. Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1017524-r134488252-Pavillon_d_Orient_Boutique_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.royalbayinnangkor.com/index.php">Royal Bay Inn Angkor Resort:</a></b> See picture by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/markandrupa/840742056/">markren</a>. Oum Khun Street. Phone +855 63 760 500.
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<b><a href="http://www.raffles.com/siem-reap/">Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor:</a></b> From 330 USD. Opened in 1932. Elegant cage elevator. Raffles Spa.<br />
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<b><a href="http://shintamani.com/">Shinta Mani Hotel:</a></b> 39 rooms. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d472278-r135209474-Shinta_Mani_Siem_Reap-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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The pool of Shinta Mani<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.siddharta-hotel.com/">Siddharta Boutique Hotel:</a></b> From 80 USD. Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1914917-r136139156-Siddharta_Boutique_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sokhahotels.com/siemreap/">Sokha Angkor Resort:</a></b> From 109 USD. National Road No 6, Sivatha Street Junction. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d572974-r134001065-Sokha_Angkor_Resort-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>, but one guest points out: It's a smoking hotel, so the hallways can smell of smoke.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.somadeviangkor.com/">Somadevi Angkor Hotel & Spa:</a></b> From 105 USD. The 40 metres pool is an asset. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d634580-r133951947-Somadevi_Angkor_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.
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<b><a href="http://thesoriamoria.com/">Sorio Moria:</a></b> From 50 USD. Wat Bo Road. A hotel owned by two Norwegians and the Khmer people working at the hotel, with a nice rooftop bar with great views over Siem Reap. Sorio Morio was established in 2007 by a Norwegian couple with a strong interest in Sustainable Tourism Development. With ongoing training the local employees are empowered. In the second step in this process 51 percent of the ownership of the hotel business were handed over to the local employees. Environmental practices help reduce energy consumption and waste. The hotel also offers traditional Khmer massage. Read the review by <a href="http://www.goodtrippers.co.uk/soria-moria-hotel-siem-reap-cambodia/">Kerry Law on www.goodtrippers.co.uk</a>. No pool, but you can walk down the street and use the pool of another hotel, as you can read in the very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297390-d1007138-Reviews-Soria_Moria_Boutique_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.
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Happy moment: the staff became owners of shares of the Sorio Maria Hotel<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.samarvillas.com/en/">The Samar Villas & Spa Resort:</a></b> From 160 USD. Around 1 km from centre. Two villas, an apartment and 5 junior suites, overlooking a swimming pool and a tropical garden. With a library with literature and documentation of the archaeological sites of Angkor. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1932604-r136106540-The_SAMAR_Villa_Spa_Resort-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.terrasse-des-elephants.com/">Terrasse des Elephants Boutique Hotel:</a></b> From 71 USD. With pool on rooftop. Streets on all sides of the hotel. Rooms with Angkor decor - even in the bathroom. Quite good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1576696-r133825997-Terrasse_des_Elephants-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.victoriahotels.asia/eng/hotel-in-cambodia/angkor-resort-spa">Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa:</a></b> From 224 USD. A hotel in French colonial style opposite the Royal Park with saltwater pool and three vintage Citroën cars. It has big suites. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d306943-r135509077-Victoria_Angkor_Resort_Spa-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://www.golden-banana.com/index.php">Golden Banana Bed&Breakfast and Superior Hotel:</a>From 25 USD.<br />
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Stone bathtub on second floor blacony<br />
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<b><a href="http://goldenmangoinn.com/">Golden Mango Inn:</a></b> From 25 USD. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d785160-r137144344-Golden_Mango_Inn-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT">tripadvisor.com</a>.
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<b><a href="http://www.goldentakeoguesthouse.com/">Golden Takeo Guesthouse:</a></b> From 14 USD. With rooftop restaurant with Khmer food and good fruit shakes. Free bicycles for the guests. And free fish foot spa. And very helpful owners, according to the very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d648053-r129487484-Golden_TaKeo_Guesthouse-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.goldentemplevilla.com/home">Golden Temple Villa:</a></b>A few minutes walk from pub street. From 18 USD. 40 rooms. Tropical garden with fish ponds. See video von <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Jl0HjPuKwU">youtube.com</a>. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d526449-r135051502-Golden_Temple_Villa-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>. See pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=golden%20temple%20villa">flickr.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.sevencandlesguesthouse.com/">Seven Candles Guesthouse:</a></b> 307 Wat Bo Road. The 28-room guesthouse is owned by Ponheary Ly and her family; natives of Siem Reap; and managed by Lori Carlson from Austin, Texas. And they promise: "Your tour will focus on people, places, and culture and not just the main tourist attractions, for a more enriching experience." Ponheary Ly formed a foundation in 2006 o be of service to the children of the rural poor in the villages of Siem Reap Province. Read more about <a href="http://theplf.org/wp/">School is the answer</a>.Excellent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1469152-r131113144-Seven_Candles_Guest_House-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadbvisor.com</a> about this guesthouse and their guided tours.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.theroseapple.com/en/welcome.html">The Rose Apple:</a></b> From 29 USD. Tim (from Belgium) and his wife Ohn (locally born) live in a two story building in a guarden with mango trees in a residential area about 5 minutes by Tuk-Tuk south from the city center. The upper floor holds two spacious double rooms for guests. And they offer self created <a href="http://www.theroseapple.com/en/excursions.html">excursions</a> to the daily life of Cambodia. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g297390-d1443314-r132162707-The_Rose_Apple-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html#REVIEWS">tripadvisor.com</a>. See picture on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/marie_verdurmen/5354823657/">flickr.com</a>.<br />
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The bigger one of two rooms with seating area<br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2010/08/siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Siem Reap - the gate to Angkor </a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park : The incredible remains of the Khmer kingdom</a>
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com2Wat Bo Area, Siem Reap, Kambodscha13.354088732062943 103.8578796386718813.350226232062942 103.85283713867187 13.357951232062943 103.86292213867188tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-89260750839295133632013-02-16T09:16:00.000-08:002013-02-19T14:00:23.243-08:00Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the natureSee the locations on <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.22524,103.951263&spn=0.784734,1.241455">Tonle Sap Google Map</a></span><br />
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Walking in Tonle Sap Lake<br />
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Tonle Sap lake and its resources are a very important food source for Cambodians. Over 500 species of fish are reported in the Mekong river system, which includes
the Tonle Sap Lake. The Fishery Law from 1987 protects flooded forest around the lake, so clearance and cutting is prohibited. The lake was listed as a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco in October 1997.<br />
There are three core areas in the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve: Prek Toal (approximately 31,282 ha) in Battambang Province and the other two Moat Khla-Boeng Chhmar lake (approximately 32,969 ha) and Stoeng Sen river (6,586 ha) in Kampong Thom province. At Prek Toal you find waterfowls and relatively intact flooded forest. You can discover Painted Stork, Spot-billed Pelican, Lesser Adjutant and Black-headed Ibis. Highly endangered Grater Adjutant and Milky Stork were also observed, as well as White-winged Duck. Access to the area is only available by boats, that take one hour from Chong Kneas and 4 hours on average from Battambang via Sangke river on speedboat.<br />
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The flood of Mekong in rainy season, starting from June, reverses the outflow of the lake water pouring large amount of water through Tonle Sap river into the lake. The annual inflow from Mekong and the flows of rainwater from the many streams in the lake surroundings contribute to the rise of the lake water from less than one metre depth on average in dry season to 8-10 metres in wet season. At peak flood (September-October) only tree top and tall buildings including the floating houses are sighted.<br />
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Houseboat with garden<br />
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Between March and May the water retreats and leaves many small isolated deep pools of water. At this time, the mash and swamp which appears by the lakeshore at the fringe of flooded forest serve as feeding grounds for large colonies of waterbirds.<br />
This all has been docoumented in a <a href="http://www.unesco.org/mab/doc/mys/98/kosal/kosalrep.pdf">Unesco Report by Mam Kosal</a>.<br />
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Sunset over Tonle Sap<br />
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Sun down over Tonle Sap, seen from Phnom Krom<br />
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<b>Chong Khneas:</b> Vietnamese floating village, where the speedboats to Phnom Penh and Battambang dock. As <a href="http://www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-siemreap-guide-other.htm">talesofasia.com</a> notes, you can learn quite a bit about the ecology of the lake at <a href="http://jinja.apsara.org/gecko/">Gecko Environment Centre</a>. Learn about the Tonle Sap, the Mekong and the way fishing communities live on the lake. But: "Avoid the 1 1/2-hour tours out of the boat ferry jetty Chon Khneas", recommends <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/asia/cambodia/siem-reap/34106/tonle-sap-lake/attraction-detail.html">Frommer's</a>.<br />
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<b>Preak Toal Bird Sanctuary:</b> West of Chong Khneas. A very special two-day-tour with canoes and overnight at a homestay on a floating house is offered by <a href="http://www.terrecambodge.com/html/tonle-sap-lac-itineraire.php?p_lang=en">Terre Cambodge</a>.<br />
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The Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), a bird in the stork family.<br />
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How you move on in Preak Toal<br />
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Temple on stilts on Sangker River<br />
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At a womens cooperative, where handicrafts woven out of water hyacinth stems are sold. The cooperatives name is Saray. Much of the work is performed on the specially constructed Saray Platform in Prek Toal. This was built to allow the women to create some of the larger mats, which can be seen in hotels such as the Amansara Hotel in Siem Reap. It is also the principal selling point for the products for tourists who come to Prek Toal or are passing through on the way to or from Battambang. Read the <a href="http://www.osmosetonlesap.net/www/english/saray.php">background on osmosetonlesap.net</a>.<br />
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Looking out from the school<br />
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Waterway in the wetlands of Preak Toal<br />
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<b>Kompong Phluk Floating Village:</b> 25 kilometers east of Chong Khneas. The flooded forest is at its best for about four months, from August to November. Read more on <a href="http://www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-tonlesap.htm">talesofasia.com</a><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.mechreytonlesap.com/Location.html">Me Chrey Floating Village:</a></b>
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Cham people living in Me Chrey<br />
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<b>Kompong Khleang Floating Village:</b> A Khmer Village with more than 10 000 inhabitants. Many houses are built on stilts up to 10 meters up. Read more on <a href="http://www.talesofasia.com/cambodia-siemreap-guide-other.htm">talesofasia.com</a>. The village can be reached by boat from the Chong Khneas dock, this takes about two and a half hours. Or you drive to Domdek on Route 6 (one and a half hour) and then take a boat for another hour. <a href="http://www.alexinwanderland.com/2011/11/13/kompong-khleang-tonle-sap/">Alex in Wanderland</a> shows, what she discovered here. Another experience is described by <a href="http://angkortuktuk.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/kompong-khleang/">angkor wat tuk tuk</a>. See also the video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4JnO9t-cho">robokeefe</a>.<br />
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Learn more about the world on and around Tonle Sap Lake:<br />
<b>Exploring the Mekong’s Uncertain Future:</b> Jeff Oppermann, a senior freshwater scientist for The Nature Conservancy, reports about a 1,500-mile journey down the river on <a href="http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/exploring-the-mekongs-uncertain-future/">green.blogs.nytimes.com</a><br>
<b><a href="http://www.osmosetonlesap.net/www/images/destinasianmay08.pdf">The Floating World of The Tonle Sap</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/Rare%20wings%20over%20Cambodia%E2%80%9D%20by%20Michael%20Buckley">Rare Wings over Cambodia</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.geographical.co.uk/Magazine/Cambodian_snake_slaughter_-_Jan_07.html">Cambodias Snake Slaughter</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://cambodianscene-magazine.com/index.php?target=article&title=facingenvironment">Facing up the Environment:</a></b> Worries about pollution and dams along the Mekong River.<br />
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<b>Tours from Siem Reap:</b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.osmosetonlesap.net/www/english/itinerary3.php">Osmose:</a></b> Visit to the traditional floating village of Prek Toal and to the Osmose Projects. Also homestay at Prek Toal.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.samveasna.org/">Sam Veasna Center:</a></b> Birding Experiences in Cambodia<br />
<b><a href="http://www.taraboat.com/">Tara River Boat:</a></b> Tours on Tonle Sap Lake.<br />
<a href="http://www.terrecambodge.com/html/tonle-sap-lac-pointsforts.php?p_lang=en">Terre Cambodge:</a> Tours from Siem Reap.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.beyonduniqueescapes.com/cambodia/private-day-tours/floating-village-and-lake-tours.html">Beyond Unique Escapes:</a></b> Tours to Kompong Phluk, Mechrey Floating Village and Prek Toal Bird Sanctuary.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.angkortaxiservice.com/detail.php?tour=31">Angkor Taxi Service:</a></b> TukTuks, Cars and Vans with driver and tours.<br />
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Recommended tour guides:<br />
<a href="http://www.cambodiatourss.com/guide-recommendation">Cambodia Tours</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia13.012416452131868 103.9651692375000512.023765452131869 102.67427573750005 14.001067452131867 105.25606273750005tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-74611359093939308392013-02-16T08:01:00.000-08:002013-02-16T08:01:12.098-08:00Where to stay in Rattanakiri Province<b><a href="http://www.ratanakiri-lodge.com/articles.php?lng=en&pg=2">Terres Rouge Lodge:</a></b> "The lodge is very charming, beatifully situated at the lake at the border of the small town Ban Lung", notes uhu55 on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g608457-d1386368-Reviews-Terres_Rouges_Lodge-Ratanakiri_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. And this is only one of very good reviews, although some hint at missing mosquito nets. Terres Rouge Lodge is a combination of a Cambodian villa and luxurious bungalows in the middle of an exotic garden. The house was originally the old governor's mansion. See video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xfUGR1W1Is">travelswithseila</a>.<br />
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-32604265033802694172013-02-05T12:35:00.000-08:002013-02-05T12:38:46.327-08:00Growing Chinese Influence in Cambodia: Helicopters and training for the army and a railway dealChina's People Liberation Army and Cambodias ministry of defence have signed a contract to train the Cambodian army and to supply Phnom Penh with new and updated weapons, starting with 12 helicopters, as <a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/332578/china-to-train-cambodian-army">Bangkok Post</a> reports.<br>
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China has been increasingly active in military and economic affairs in Cambodia during the past several years. In 2012, Chinese companies have promised to invest 8 billion US Dollars in Cambodia, the equivalent to almost two-thirds of Cambodias entire economy. According to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) China is now by far the biggest foreign investor in Cambodia. On its website, the Council shows that in 2011 Cambodia attracted $1.15 billion in Chinese investments, with an increase of 71 percent from $694 million a year earlier. From 1994 to 2011, Chinese investments totaled $8.866 billion dollars notes <a href="http://asiancorrespondent.com/96469/analysis-cambodia-china-military-ties-alarm-asean-neighbors/">asiancorrespondent.com</a>.<br><br>
On January 23 top officials of the Chinese government's railways ministry signed a deal in Phnom Penh to design, fund and build a new seaport and 404 km railway from Preah Vihear to the island Koh Kong. The railway will follow the eastern border of Thailand with Cambodia. This is part of a US$11.2 billion project, which includes the seaport, a steel mill and a 400-kilometre cross-country rail line linking the two. This is worth nearly 90% of Cambodia’s current gross domestic product, as <a href="http://www.chinadialogue.net/blog/5608-Queries-over-billion-dollar-China-Cambodia-deal/en">www.chinadialogue.net</a> underlines.<br>
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In January Cambodia inaugurated a new container terminal of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, turning the port as a large hub for logistics supply and goods collection and distribution. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue. The construction of the 10-hectare terminal was begun in March 2011 by Shanghai Construction (Group) General Company with a soft loan of 28.2 million U.S. dollars financed by the Government of China, Hun Sen said at the event according to <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-01/22/c_132119517.htm">news.xinhuanet.com</a>. The terminal is located along the Mekong River in Kean Svay district, about 30 kilometers east of capital Phnom Penh.<br>
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<b>Read more:</b><br>
<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2013/01/growing-chinese-influence-in-cambodia.html">Growing Chinese influence in Cambodia:
A railway from Preah Vihear, a steel plant and a seaport in Koh Kong</a><br>
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<br>marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-67870109038787999192013-01-12T06:52:00.005-08:002022-08-02T06:20:09.912-07:00Hotels and Guesthouse in Phnom Penh - and your reviewsSee the locations on <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004d3184eb8073c88ea8&msa=0&ll=11.54428,104.927673&spn=0.107304,0.142822">Phnom Penh Hotels and Guesthouses Google Map</a></span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.governorshouse.net/">Governor’s House:</a></b> From 68 USD. Villa 3, Street Mao Tse Tung, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kong I. Just 12 rooms in a property built in 1990 as the home of a local senator, now a boutique hotel under the ownership of Belgian designer Alain Garnier. Each room is named for a historical figure or celebrity, from which it takes its decorative elements: For instance, the Hemingway room has brass furnishings and a sturdy wooden desk. Framed black-and-white pictures of Marilyn Monroe define the The Marilyn and The Sean room, which also benefits from an outdoor balcony overlooking the pool. Read the review by <a href="https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/10/03/finding-calm-in-cambodias-capital/">Scene Asia</a>. Quite good reviews on <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293940-d3315750-Reviews-The_Governor_s_House_Colonial_Hotel-Phnom_Penh.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="https://theplantation.asia/">The Plantation:</a></b> In a renovated 1930s building.<br /> Located behind the Royal Palace, with two pools. See picture by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/crooka/8345647862/">Crooka</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.thewillowpp.com/">The Willow Boutique Hotel:</a></b> Family-run boutique inn with seven rooms.<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.farmhouse-smilinggecko.com/this-is-us" target="_blank">Farmhouse Resort and Spa:</a></b>
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marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Phnom Penh, Kambodscha11.5563738 104.9282099-21.046056743645924 69.7719599 44.158804343645926 140.0844599tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-45827677443540566202013-01-05T09:24:00.001-08:002013-03-09T08:41:09.839-08:00Growing Chinese influence in Cambodia:A railway from Preah Vihear, a steel plant and a seaport in Koh Kong<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj305qRHZ8tfqLCgXpWFVffs45GmeronlXxzQKnrqjAIHzgzAqWrLFYtfQwE219mtNw4G4qTvDtarICj9t7RrmBvIaXoO86Vjnkx9RrKIcvqBFEY5rJLtgl8wgf99-FgenGEDtIhk697xU/s1600/PhnomPenh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj305qRHZ8tfqLCgXpWFVffs45GmeronlXxzQKnrqjAIHzgzAqWrLFYtfQwE219mtNw4G4qTvDtarICj9t7RrmBvIaXoO86Vjnkx9RrKIcvqBFEY5rJLtgl8wgf99-FgenGEDtIhk697xU/s400/PhnomPenh.jpg" width="440" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigalleworld/5167020644/sizes/l/">Picture by Pigalle</a></span><br />
Waiting for better times: Phnom Phenh Railway Station<br />
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Chinese investments in new railways in Southeast Asia are going on. <a href="http://traveltobangkok.blogspot.ch/2012/12/will-chinese-build-highspeed-railway.html">Will the Chinese build a highspeed railway from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and to Nong Khai?</a> That's what we asked here in December, when we also wrote about railway projects in Laos financed by Chinese loans. Now there is a new project in Cambodia for a railway from Preah Vihear province in the northeast to Koh Kong province in the southwest. The Cambodia Iron and Steel Mining Industry Group and the China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in order to build this 404-kilometer railway - and also a seaport in Koh Kong. The railway will run through the provinces of Preah Vihear, Kampong Thom, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu and Koh Kong, while the seaport will be capable to handle about 50 million tons of goods a year according to <a href="http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/753219.shtml">globaltimes.cn</a>.<br />
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The project shall begin on July 2013 and is expected to be completed within 4 years, said the companies. The reason: Cambodia Iron and Steel Mining Industry is set to build a steel plant in Preah Vihear, which has been found rich in iron ore. It is a Chinese firm based in Phnom Penh and established in 2006. The rail link and port would cost $9.6 billion and the steel plant $1.6 billion, notes <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/02/cambodia-china-investment-idUSL4N0A71JL20130102">reuters.com</a>.<br />
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What is a contrast to these big sums: The correspondent of Reuters found in the companys headquartier in Phnom Penh "four Chinese labourers in flip-flops eating lunch" and a chairman, who was unable to say "where the billions of dollars for the Cambodian rail, steel and port projects would come from".<br />
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<a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010160560/Business/china-to-invest-9-6b-in-cambodia.html">Phnom Penh Post</a> adds, that there are plans to Export steel and iron to Thailand and Vietnam and that also passangers will be transported by the railway. But <a href="http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/minister-of-transport-says-he-knows-little-about-railway-project-7198/">The Cambodia Daily</a> notes, that Cambodias minister of transport Tram Iv Tek said: “I don’t know what the companies will do. Let’s wait and see all together (...) “If they can really do it, it will help Cambodia’s economy a lot.” The Cambodia Daily quotes also Environment Minister Mok Mareth Saying that an environmental impact assessment has not yet been submitted for the project. And according to the Preah Vihear provincial industry, mines and energy office, "the company currently holds a license to explore for iron ore, but not to dig a mine".<br />
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In May 2007 the Associated Press had reported from Shanghai that four giant state-owned Chinese steel firms — Wuhan Iron and Steel, Baosteel Group, Anshan Iron and Steel Group and Shougang Iron and Steel — had joined to explore for iron ore in Preah Vihear to address China’s lack of control over its steel supply. In the last days the plans in Cambodia were widely reported by Chinese media like the news agency Xinhua.<br />
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But doubts remain: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/15/business/global/chinese-plan-to-invest-in-cambodia-is-big-but-vague.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">"Chinese Plan to Invest in Cambodia Is Big, but Vague"</a>, write Andrew R. C. Marshall and Prak Chan Thul for Reuters.<br>
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<b>And the revival of the railway from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville</b><br />
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End of December 2012 a railway line from Phnom Penh to the port of Sihanoukville has started temporary operations. Tram Iv Tek, minister of Public Works and Transportation, said according to <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012123160540/Business/cambodia-s-southern-railway-launched.html">Phnom Phenh Post</a> the Toll Royal Railway company received a 30-year contract from the Cambodian government to restore and maintain the line. "He said operation of the new railway was not yet official because some technical improvements were necessary, but the train was able to run at about 60 kilometres an hour." So on this day End of December a train loaded with empty cargo containers left Phnom Phenh station. David Kerr, chief executive of Toll Royal Railways, the line’s operator, said to <a href="http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/first-cargo-train-links-phnom-penh-sville-7071/">The Cambodia Daily</a> "that once permission from the customs department has been obtained, hopefully this week, trains could carry up to 128 containers, which are about 6 meters long". For the moment it is unclear, when a passenger train operation will start.<br />
This project has received $141.6 million of funding, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which has provided an $84 million loan for the plan. The project involves also a 337-km Northern line from Phnom Penh to Poipet City on the Thai border. But for the moment it's unclear, if there will be enough money to rivive this railway line.<br />
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Read also:<br />
<a href="http://traveltobangkok.blogspot.ch/2012/12/will-chinese-build-highspeed-railway.html"><b>Will the Chinese build a highspeed railway from Bangkok to<br /> Chiang Mai and to Nong Khai?</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.equitablecambodia.org/reports/docs/Cambodia-China%20Railway%20Development%20BRIEF_English.pdf">Briefing Paper: The Chinese North - South Railway Project</a> by equitable cambodia.<br>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0Preah Vihear, Kambodscha14.0085797 104.8454619000000312.0349362 102.26367490000003 15.9822232 107.42724890000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-58550441141000139972012-11-14T14:35:00.000-08:002012-11-15T06:57:03.047-08:00Pamper your body in Siem ReapSee the locations on <a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.39129,103.874359&spn=0.208742,0.305901"><span style="color: red;">Siem Reap Massage and Spa Google Map</span>
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If you have not tried the Fish Spa until now you should do. It's a good cleaning of the skin. And the fish in the basin are not Piranhas! You will discover Fish Spas in Pub Street and near the Old Market.<br />
But more relaxation you will get from a Khmer Massage: Head, shoulder, legs, feet or full body - what you like. If compared to Thai massage the Khmer massage is much gentler, much more soothing.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.amanresorts.com/amansara/spa.aspx">Amansara Spa:</a></b> No 262, Krom 8. Their massage therapists provide a long list of Southeast Asian massages. And you can enjoy traditional Khmer meals prepared by the Spa’s chef.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bodia-spa.com/?gclid=CPC0lvixgbMCFUxY3godbx0Aqg">Bodia Spa:</a></b> At Heritage Suites Hotel behind Wat Polanka and at Old Market (Phsa Chas)
above U-Care Pharmacy. With masseurs and masseuses. Good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d1519971-Reviews-Bodia_Spa_Siem_Reap-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.bodytune.co.th/service.aspx?branch=4">Bodytune:</a></b> 2 Thnou Street, Old Market area. Traditional Thai Massage as well as "Harmony Plus": an ancient combination of Reflexology aimed at loosening tension in your legs and feet, and Traditional Thai technique that will take away fatigue in your shoulders, back and head.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.frangipanisiemreap.com/">Frangipani Spa:</a></b> 617 Hup Guan Street. Pre massage specials like Khmer Coffee and Kampot pepper scrubs. Tropical Massage focuses on the pressure points and stretching techniques associated with Thai massage. Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d1647080-Reviews-Frangipani_Spa-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.lemongrassgarden.com/">Lemongrass Garden Massage and Beauty Spa:</a></b> 7 Sivatha Road. They provide Khmer Massage as well as "Spiritual" Massage. What's this? For example "30 minutes Head & Shoulder Massage, then 1 hour Relaxing Khmer Massage". Very good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g297390-d1812150-Reviews-Lemongrass_Garden_Beauty_Massage-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Seeing Hands Massage 4:</b> 324 Sivatha Street. Blind people are trained here in the art of massage. Some reviewers on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d541884-Reviews-Seeing_Hands_Massage-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a> found the massage too strong. Read the story on <a href="http://www.massagemag.com/Magazine/2003/issue106/ttalk106.php">massagemag.com</a>.<br />
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<b>Visaya Spa & Pool:</b> At the Foreign Correspondent Club Angkor. Herbal bath and aromatherapy.<br />
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And more massage shops:<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.soangkorkhmerspa.com/">S.O.Angkor Khmer Massage & Spa:</a></b> 666 Street No.6<br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html%20" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park : The incredible remains of the Khmer kingdom</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-22228099897991563912012-11-14T14:15:00.000-08:002012-11-15T06:57:25.525-08:00The best dance performances in Siem Reap: What are you looking for?See the locations on <a href="https://maps.google.ch/maps/ms?msid=208756340057695061053.0004c5e52cda407ccd2ab&msa=0&ll=13.372585,103.870068&spn=0.10939,0.175266&iwloc=0004ca49bedb0370a990b" style="color: red;">Siem Reap and Angkor Wat Google Map</a><br>
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A traditional dance performance that was previously practised in the royal palaces.<br />
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You ask: Where can I see the best Apsara dance performance in Siem Reap? I ask you: What exactly do you mean? Is it the best show for tourists? Is it the best interpretation of classical Khmer dance? Are you looking for the Royal Cambodian Ballet?<br />
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<b>Shows for tourists:</b> There are cheap opportunities. Go to The Temple on Pub Street and enjoy free Apsara dances (from 19.30 pm till 21.30 pm) while you enjoy your drink.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.allianceangkor.com/html/shadowtheatre.php?p_lang=en">Alliance Café:</a></b> 7 Makara Street, Wat Damnak area. Shadow puppetry, traditional Apsara dance andvillage dances are shown with a dinner every Saturday from 20.00 pm till 21 pm.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.angkorvillage.com/theatre.php">Apsara Theatre:</a></b> Traditional dance performances (Apsaras Ballet, Fishermen’s dance, Mekhala, Coconut dance and Reamker with Khmer orchestra). Apsara Theatre is "a class apart, set in a striking wooden pavilion finished in the style of a wat, which plays host to one of the more renowned troupes around town", notes <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/siem-reap/entertainment-nightlife/dance/apsara-theatre">lonelyplanet.com</a>. See video by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-SDH3yT2E8&noredirect=1">Michounet1947</a>. Quite good reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d1841124-Reviews-Apsara_Theatre-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">tripadvisor.com</a>. Daily from 20.00 pm till 21.30 pm during main season. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday on low season.<br />
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<b>La Résidence d’Angkor:</b> On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays guests have the opportunity to watch traditional Khmer Dance Performances from 20.15 pm till 21.00 pm.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.raffles.com/siem-reap/restaurants-and-bars/the-apsara-terrace/">Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor:</a></b> In the gardens of the hotel The Apsara Terrace restaurant is surrounded by traditional Cambodian boundary stones and wooden gates at the entrance. Here residents and guests gather to enjoy a majestic performance of classical Khmer dances and Bokator Khmer martial arts Monday, Wednesday and Friday at7.45 pm.<br />
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<b><a href="http://en.smileofangkor.com/home.html">Smile of Angkor:</a></b> A big show with laser and 3D around the smile of Angkor. "Smile of Angkor is the first grand epic performance in Southeast Asia. From foundation to prosperity, tale to folk custom, past to present, it revives all the myths depicted in the Angkor temple reliefs, with original culture expressing all aspects of the Angkor dynasty", writes <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011092151750/LIFT/whats-new-smile-of-angkor.html">The Phnom Penh Post</a>. At 7.15 pm.<br />
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And what is the background of these shows? "In Cambodia the Ramayana is better known in Khmer as Reamker. A Reamker performance can go on for hours and hours, so usually only an abreviated version of it is performed", notes <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowTopic-g297390-i9163-k3638496-Best_place_to_see_Apsara_show-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.html">Angkorlad on tripadvisor.com</a>, who has attended outdoor performances at Wat Bo.<br />
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"There are four main modern genres of traditional Khmer dance", adds <a href="http://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srothersr.htm">canbypublications.com</a>:
. Classical Dance, also known as Court or Palatine Dance (lakhon preah reach troap or lakhon luong). "Classical dance, including the famous 'Apsara dance,' has a grounded, subtle, even restrained, yet feather-light, ethereal appearance. Distinct in its ornate costuming, taut posture, arched back and feet, fingers flexed backwards, codified facial expressions, slow, close, deliberate but flowing movements, Classical dance is uniquely Khmer. It presents themes and stories inspired primarily by the Reamker (the Cambodian version of the Ramayana) and the Age of Angkor", describes canbypublications.com.<br />
. Shadow theater (sbeik thom and sbeik toot)<br />
. Lakhon Khol (all-male masked dance-drama.)<br />
. Folk Dance (Ceremonial and Theatrical).<br />
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These dances have been revived in the 1980s and 90s due to extraordinary efforts of Princess Bopha Devi, the daughter of Norodom Sihanouk and a half-sibling of current King of Cambodia, Norodom Sihamoni. Her grandmother, Queen Sisowath Kossamak, had chosen her to become a dancer, when she was very young. She then toured the world as the principal dancer of the Royal Ballet of Cambodia. Under the brutal repression of Khmer Rouge regime (late 1970s) 90 percent of all Cambodian classical artists were killed. Those who did survive formed groups to revive their traditions. Khmer classical dance training was established also in the refugee camps in eastern Thailand.<br />
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Read more on guardian.co.uk: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/mar/28/cambodia-art-of-survival">Cambodia's art of survival</a> and on nytimes.com: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/10/arts/arts-abroad-how-dances-defied-death-in-cambodia.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm">How Dances Defied Death In Cambodia</a>. Read also this blog: <a href="http://blogs.cornell.edu/siemreapmasterclass/2011/02/26/cambodia-dance/">Cambodia Dance</a> with a lot of comments.<br />
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<b>Read more:</b><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/hotels-and-guesthouses-in-siem-reap-and.html" style="color: red;">Hotels and Guesthouses in Siem Reap – and your reviews</a><br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/mouthwatering-food-in-siem-reap.html" style="color: red;">Mouthwatering food in Siem Reap: Reviews of restaurants</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/07/angkor-archaological-park.html%20" style="color: red;">Angkor Archeological Park : The incredible remains of the Khmer kingdom</a>
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<a href="http://treasuresofcambodia.blogspot.ch/2012/09/tonle-sap-lake-magical-wonder-of-living.html" style="color: red;">Magical Tonle Sap Lake: Living on the water and with the nature</a>
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<br />marhashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14446409352838179539noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1943183794727412750.post-91487598298257772622012-11-02T08:38:00.000-07:002012-11-03T11:36:18.483-07:00The Cardamom Mountains: Have Forest Have Life - and the Dead of Chut Wutty"Have Forest Have Life" is a documentary about biodiversity issues in the Cardamom forest region of Cambodia, produced by Camerado SE Asia for WildAid (now Wildlife Alliance), Conservation International, and Fauna and Flora International. See the movie:<br />
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The Cardamom Mountain rain forests are considered by some to be one of the most species-rich and intact natural habitats in the region, but they are also one of the least explored, writes <a href="http://worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0106">worldwidelife.org</a>. The Cardamom Mountains Rain Forests ecoregion sits astride the Cardamom Mountains (locally known as Kravanh) and the Elephant Range (locally known as Dom rei) in southwestern Cambodia and extends slightly across the border into southeastern Thailand. The mountain range rises from sea level to more than 1,500 m to intercept and extract the moisture from the monsoon winds. The orientation of their topography along the Gulf of Thailand produces unusually wet conditions of 3,000-4,000 mm annual rainfall on the southwestern slopes of these ranges, and only a short dry season occurs. The mean annual rainfall total exceeds 5,000 mm in the Emerald Valley near Bokor in the Elephant Range, whereas Kirirom, more distant from the coast in this range, receives about 2,000 mm annually. Also included in the ecoregion is Phnom Aural (1,813 m), the highest point in Cambodia.
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The ecoregion is considered to harbor more than 100 mammal species. See a <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/remote-wildlife-eden-uncovered-in-cambodia/">video of a mammal population</a> licking salt deep in the forested mountains.<br />
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The elephant population in the Cardamom and Elephant ranges is widely considered to be the most important in Cambodia and among the largest in Indochina, writes <a href="http://worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/im0106">worldwildlife.org</a>.<br />
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The Phnom Aural and Phnom Samkos wildlife sanctuaries in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia were established by Royal Decree in 1993. See a map of <a href="http://protectedplanet.net/sites/68865">Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary</a> and read more about the <a href="http://www.world-wildlife-adventures.com/directory/cambodia/wildlife-park.asp?sanctuary=Phnom+Samkos+Wildlife+Sanctuary&state=Koh+Kong+Province">sanctuary</a>. See a video about the Sanctuary:
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Read, what birs you find in the Important Bird Area of Phnom Sakos on <a href="http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sitefactsheet.php?id=16663">birdlife.org</a>.<br />
Read about reptiles research by <a href="http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/projects/thy_neang">Thy Neang</a>.<br />
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See the <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/an-eye-on-the-ground/">Buffalo Eye Fungus</a> und read about it.<br />
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See the discovered <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/scarlet-snake-discovered-in-cambodia/">Cambodian kukri snake</a>.<br />
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Cambodian environmental activist Chut Wutty, who fought against illegal logging, has been shot in the Cardamom Mountains in 2012. His contribution to the conservation of the Cardamom Mountains and its wildlife was critical, writes <a href="http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/cambodian-environmental-activist-killed/">Ally Catterick</a>. Read his story on <a href="http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php?option=com_jcs&view=jcs&layout=form&Itemid=554">Phnom Penh Post</a>. On the day that Chut Wutty died, he was travelling from Pursat to Koh Kong on a new road constructed by the China-Yunnan Corporation, as part of its development of the Atai Dam, located in the Central Cardamoms Protected Forest, writes <a href="http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2012/04/30/chut-wutty-tragic-casualty-of-cambodia%E2%80%99s-dirty-war-to-save-forests/">Sarah Milne</a>. And she continues: "Since 2009, when construction of the Atai Dam began, the trafficking of rosewood in the northern Cardamom Mountains has been rampant. It appears that tens of millions of dollars of timber have been extracted from the area so far, under the auspices of the MDS Import Export Company. This well-connected Cambodian company was originally contracted only to clear forest from the Atai dam reservoir area, but its logging activities have been widespread and systematic." The investigation into the death of Chut Wutty has been dropped by a local judge, writes <a href="http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/killer-in-environmental-activist-chut-wutty-case-could-be-free-within-days-4719/">The Cambodia Daily</a>.<br />
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The drug Ecstasy is coming from these forests. Safrole oil is taken from rare species of trees and is used as the starting material for the illegal production of the drug. Sources of Sassafras oil are now becoming more and more difficult to find both due to the more strict control on the illicit use of the product and, even more importantly, in order to prevent massive deforestation of tropical forests. China, Brazil and Vietnam, the three main historical producers of Sassafras oil, have now banned harvest of the trees, writes <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rjdoming/">www4.ncsu.edu/~rjdoming/</a>. So the production moved to Cambodia, namely in the Cardamom Mountains controlled by the Khmer rouge. In 2005 the Cambodian government also banned harvesting of Sassafras trees. Deep in the Cardamom Mountains and Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary in western Cambodia clandestine factories are distilling safrole oil to be used for the production of ecstasy. As a result there is a growing price being paid by the local environment. Trees containing the viscous, fragrant, safrole oil are cut down during the manufacturing process. Read more by <a href="http://www4.ncsu.edu/~rjdoming/">Robert Jonathan Dominguez, a senior at North Carolina State University</a>. Read also <a href="http://blog.conservation.org/2011/04/ecstasy-no-party-for-cambodias-forests-part-1/">Ecstasy: No Party for Cambodia's Forests.</a><br />
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NH48 is a very rough road going from Koh Kong through the wild Cardamoms to Pailin and Battambang, it passes mountain towns such as Veal Veng, O Som (there’s a ranger station) and Promoui. "It should be attempted only in the dry season by dirt bikers with oodles of off-road experience", writes <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/cambodia/south-coast/koh-kong-conservation-corridor/transport/getting-there-around">lonelyplanet.com</a>.<br />
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Where you stay and treck in the southern Cardamom Mountains: <a href="http://www.ecoadventurecambodia.com/">ecoadventure.cambodia.com</a>. Read <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Cambodia%E2%80%99s%20Cardamom%20Mountains,%20full%20of%20secrets">Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains, full of secrets</a> by Washington Post. Tours are offered by <a href="http://www.mekong-travel.com/cardamom/index.htm">mekong-travel.com</a>. Se also <a href="http://www.cardamommountainresort.com/english.html">Cardamom Mountain Resort</a>. Read more about <a href="http://www.travolution.org/?page_id=363">Chi Phat commune</a> and <a href="http://www.rainbowlodgecambodia.com/">Rainbow Lodge</a>. And a <a href="http://responsiblenomad.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/cycling-across-the-cardamom-mountains/">Cycling Trip across Cardamom Mountains</a>.<br />
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O Som Village<br />
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Dam under construction near Mondol Seima in 2011<br />
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Saom River near Srae Ambel<br />
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