Thursday, 4 Jul 2013 | Views [492]
I usually have little trouble with children. They know their place and I know mine. In rapscallion moments I have been called a ‘dinosaur’, a ‘mountain’ and things in Chinese I have not the wit to translate. Over time I have ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, colour, hat, siem reap
Thursday, 4 Jul 2013 | Views [496]
The desiccated rat lying under the restaurant dining table was, probably, not the worse experience of my life, but it was, nevertheless, an eye opener to the northern Cambodian city of Battambang (pronounced battenbong).
It had been ... Read more >
Tags: battambang, cambodia
Thursday, 4 Jul 2013 | Views [771]
Siem Reap had changed out of all proportion when I reached there nine months later. The old spreading tree, under which I had eaten so many meals, had disappeared to be replaced with a bank of shops, yet more restaurants and a boulangerie. Tourists had ... Read more >
Tags: cambodia, siem reap
