February 2011

A few weeks ago I came across Jacqueline Kronk via Twitter. Originally from Indiana in the US,  she is in now in charge of communications and fundraising at Pepy, an education based NGO working to improve access to quality education in the rural outskirts of Siem Reap. After browsing through her blog I quickly realised [...]

Yesterday I saw a motorbike zooming towards the Kampot jail with a man sat between two policeman. He was bare-chested and so I presumed he was a thief who had just been apprehended. If convicted this is where he will end up:

I wanted to start a series of interviews with people who have chosen to live and work overseas. I am always fascinated with those that have left their home country and then carved out a life for themselves elsewhere. First up a guy I connected with on Twitter a few years ago. We’ve never met but he’s [...]

How to use a bum gun

February 12, 2011 · 79 comments

I remember one of the most scary things about coming to Asia when I was about to leave on my first trip was the thought that I would have to wipe my bum with my hand. This thought sent shivers down my spine and although I quickly became quite accustomed to using squat toilets I [...]

One of the people who commented on my Images of Kampot #4 – The Salt Fields post a few weeks ago was an English guy called Darren Wilch. He linked to his flickr page and to some stunning photos he had taken during his time in Kampot recently. I immediately got in contact with him and [...]