Pete Ford on 鶹ýӳ /author/pete/ Thu, 30 Nov 2023 10:14:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 41177183 Airbnb party pads near Phnom Penh /expat-life/airbnb-party-pads-near-phnom-penh/ /expat-life/airbnb-party-pads-near-phnom-penh/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 02:39:51 +0000 /?p=917481 Cambodia has some truly fantastic accommodation options. Hotel rooms of all size and price in towns, true family homestays for the more adventurous in places like Sambor Prei Kuk and Chi Phat, and tented glamping in the Cardamoms for the … Continue reading →

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]]> /expat-life/airbnb-party-pads-near-phnom-penh/feed/ 0 917481 Maloop Garden – Phnom Penh’s permanent green treat? /phnom-penh/maloop-garden-phnom-penhs-permanent-green-treat/ /phnom-penh/maloop-garden-phnom-penhs-permanent-green-treat/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:33:53 +0000 /?p=916739 The capital has a worthy successor to Odom Garden – and one that will hopefully survive longer as a vital green oasis to recharge mental batteries to face life in the foliage-deprived city. While Odom was doomed from the start … Continue reading →

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]]> /phnom-penh/maloop-garden-phnom-penhs-permanent-green-treat/feed/ 1 916739 The old Kep is dead. Long live new Kep? /kep/the-old-kep-is-dead-long-live-new-kep/ /kep/the-old-kep-is-dead-long-live-new-kep/#comments Sat, 28 May 2022 01:46:02 +0000 /?p=913021 Sleepy Kep. Kep Sur Mer. The quiet little town on Cambodia’s coast famous for its crab market, accessible national park, and the graffitied shells of luxury 1960s villas destroyed by the Khmer Rouge. Kep, the coastal alternative to nearby Kampot, … Continue reading →

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]]> /kep/the-old-kep-is-dead-long-live-new-kep/feed/ 15 913021 Two books to better understand Phnom Penh’s history and architecture /books-movies/two-books-to-better-understand-phnom-penhs-history-and-architecture/ /books-movies/two-books-to-better-understand-phnom-penhs-history-and-architecture/#respond Mon, 17 Jan 2022 14:03:10 +0000 /?p=912202 While Phnom Penh is a pretty small city — its 2 million residents would be quickly swallowed in neighboring Saigon or Bangkok — it manages to contain significant architectural variety, and its manageable size allows for an easy exploration of … Continue reading →

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]]> /books-movies/two-books-to-better-understand-phnom-penhs-history-and-architecture/feed/ 0 912202 Escape Phnom Penh at Smiling Gecko Farmhouse Resort /provincial/smiling-gecko-farmhouse-resort/ /provincial/smiling-gecko-farmhouse-resort/#respond Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:31:20 +0000 /?p=912012 To describe the location of Smiling Gecko Farmhouse as being “in the middle of nowhere” would be unfair to the people and animals who call Samaki Meanchey District in Kampong Chhnang home. And to call it a farmhouse understates just … Continue reading →

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