Cambodia doesn’t observe many traffic rules. One exception is attaching warning flags to loads that stick out the back end of a truck or tuk-tuk or motorcycle. It may not even be a law here, but locals put out those warning flags. Click here to see some examples.
Category: Daily Life in Cambodia
The Killing Fields
Many people have seen the movie The Killing Field and many have visited the killing field near Phnom Penh, the site most people know of. There are actually about 300 killing fields, though, spread throughout the country. There is such a large number of these fields because the number of Cambodians killed by the Khmer Rouge was great. It is generally thought that the Pol Pot regime was responsible for the deaths of perhaps 1.5 to 2 million people. The killing field that most tourists visit is the orange dot along the river, immediately south of Phnom Penh (next to the row of three yellow prison dots).
“It won’t happen to me….”
It’s a good thing she has her helmet. In case of emergency, she won’t have to go home to get it.
Topics: Sun (Covering Vehicles)
The sun is bright and hot in Cambodia and people cover up themselves and their vehicles. Click here to see some of the cover-ups on Phnom Penh streets.
World Famous Wannabe
I’m in Kampot this afternoon for a meeting at DDP in the morning. When I was walking back to the guesthouse this evening, I saw a burger joint with this sign.
I don’t think so….
Battambang Oranges
You want oranges? We got oranges….
These oranges are from Battambang Province in northern Cambodia. That province is famous throughout Cambodia for its oranges (which are actually green and do not turn orange).
Another Change of Seasons
Pomelos are for sale on the street now, a sign of the changing seasons when the trees, weather, etc., all remain the same. Pomelos, with color and texture and appearance of a grapefruit–but with a much better taste, IMHO, are one of my favorite fruits.
Motorcycle Loads #249
“Well, how else can I get my refrigerator home? You want me to walk down the street with it?”
Motorcycle Loads #248
So? Don’t you have a spare on YOUR car?
Topics: Motorcycles #2
Something of a footnote to the first generation of Honda Cubs is the Honda Chaly, a smaller lighter machine that appealed to a special group. Click here to see the Chalys.