A friend, a monk from Phnom Penh, took me to the temple where he spend his boyhood and learned Buddhism
NCLO is a publicly funded NGO which helps orphans and the poor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Each year they invite a group of volunteers to come to Cambodia for a week to work with them. They all this "The Volunteer Experience."
Various views of street markets in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
In an attempt to eliminate Buddhism. many temples were destroyed by the Pol Pot administration. Now Cambodia is going through a renaissance of temple building. This video records scenes from the building and opening celebration of one such located on the outskirts of Siem Reap.
It's April 1975. As the Khmer Rouge takes control of Cambodia, a small orphaned girl, Li-Da Men, is flown out of the country. Eventually, she ends up as the adopted daughter of an affluent British couple and has a privileged upbringing whilst the country of her birth is returned to Year Zero. Now, twenty six years later, Li-Da returns to Cambodia in search of the truth: the truth about her past, the truth about her country's past and the truth about what is going on in that country today. It is a journey which forces Li-Da to re-examine not just her past and her opinions, but also challenges the way in which the West regards Cambodia. Many people come forward believing they may be related to Li-Da, often travelling long distances at their own expense: none searching for a rich Western relative, all searching for personal peace, having lost children and sisters during Cambodia's bloody war and its aftermath. This powerful film is the story of that search.
A visit to a Cambodian fishing village.
A morning stroll in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
This is a video of two street bands that I spotted in Siem Reap, Cambodia. They were so interesting, I thought I would share them with you. If you watch it, please leave a vote and comment. I appreciate the feedback.
a bus trip from the Thai border to Phenom Penh. Check out the joy of the faces of the bpoys as they run up excitedly to greet the bus. If you watch it, please leave a vote and comment. I appreciate the feedback.
Cambodja de chaos van een decennialange burgeroorlog te boven. De straten van Phnom Penh zijn opgeknapt, het toerisme groeit. Succes is echter niet voor alle Cambodjanen weggelegd. Nog steeds leven veel kinderen in de hoofdstad op straat, kwetsbaar en blootgesteld aan gevaren. www.thailandgek.nl
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