October 12, 2012
Hotel International Phnom Penh

On a recent visit to Cambodia I spotted the old Hotel International Phnom Penh from my own hotel's balcony. Obviously this old girl has seen much better days and must have been an elegant hotel in its heyday. Sadly though, I couldn't locate any old photos of the Hotel International Phnom Penh in prime condition, […]

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September 5, 2012
brightly painted gates...

These brightly painted gates caught my eye on a recent visit to Go Vap district.

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August 15, 2010
small alley…

...tiny pagoda The neighbour next door runs a small Chinese herb shop in the front of her house. She told us the old couple who lived in the pagoda died and it has not been open since.

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August 15, 2010
174/68 is small…

...but 174/68A is even smaller

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August 15, 2010
a secure work of art…

...at the front door

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August 9, 2010
local pagoda

It’s pleasant to stand near this gate and listen to the nuns chanting a mantra

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June 3, 2010
ever changing face of Sai Gon

The small hems (alleys) in this city are a never-ending source of fascination. If I get bored with working in my home office the thing to do is head off in some new direction and get lost among the thousands of alleys that criss-cross most residential city blocks. However, the rapidity with which the hems […]

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