Siem Reap has gone from a sleepy, dusty town to become Cambodia’s fastest growing tourist destination as a result of its close proximity to the magnificent Angkor archaeological complex. It has much the feeling of a frontier town that has…
Of ephemeral and permanent beauty ~ with butterflies and silkworms in Cambodia
Banteay Srey is a butterfly farm outside Siem Reap. The center was started by a Danish man, to create work for local families by cultivating and exporting butterflies and cocoons. An enclosed atrium is packed with butterflies, at all stages…
Staring down Climate Change ~ Flood resilient communities on Lake Tonle Sap, Cambodia
Our climate adaptation mission gets a boost when we do our first “field survey” of communities in Cambodia which have already successfully adapted to rising water levels. The two days we spend visiting with the families on the water are…
Rural Cambodia
In the rice paddies, farmers transplant the young rice seedlings Wait! Are we in Nicaragua or Cambodia? Classic thatch wall, house on stilts. This is Cambodia, but it could be rural Nicaragua (Rosita)… “same same”, but different. Note the huge…
Video: Staring Down Climate Change ~ Flood Resilience in a Community on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
Our lives and our Green global trek have taken a sharp right turn into the realm of climate adaptation. For this Asian chapter of our lives, we aim to learn from field observations which solutions already exist for populations that…
Rainy season: Best time to see Angkor, Cambodia
Once upon a time the tiny country of Cambodia was the seat of power of the Great Khmer Empire. Khmer influence resonated throughout South East Asia where Khmer Ethnic populations are found (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia). The word Khmer is associated…
Foodie update: Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Cambodia’s complex heritage and artistic culture is a driving force behind Cambodia’s economic rebirth and attempts at returning post Khmer Rouge to normalcy. Job creation, income generation and artistic impression finds itself through carving of wood and stone, bamboo and…
Kingdom of Cambodia: Green global trek takes us to Phnom Penh
A one hour flight from Da Nang takes us to Saigon (Ho Chi Min City). We are not going to spend any time in this big bustling city, but are here to visit two bamboo factories, in the area around…