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Cambodia Chronicles: November 2009
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Meditations on the Natural Wonders of Prateh Kampuchea. Boats on Takeo's Canal to Phnom Da. 160;Friday, November 27, 2009. On our boat trip from Takeo Town. To Phnom Da (Ancient Chenla Temple Mount) to Angkor Borei (Ancient Capital of the Funan Kingdom, current site of US archeological digs, museum), we passed a lot of interesting boats. Here is a sample. Got lots of waves. Nice. Some boats were clearly not Khmer. From Vietnam. Posted by John C. Brown. Faces Along the Canal. Posted by John C. Brown.
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Cambodia's Gemstones: At the Mine Head
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Natural Gems and Where They are Found. HOME BLOG: Cambodia Chronicles. Encounters With The Khmer Language. Cambodia's Wild Flowering Trees. At the Mine Head. 160;Wednesday, November 18, 2009. In previous posts I have described Topaz Rough. Found in Takeo Province. Faceted stone sellers at the base of the mountain. Where the stones are found, the climb up the mountain. And the view from the top. We also met an old miner who lives on the mountain. Though no one knows when or if the mountain will play out (...
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Cambodia's Gemstones: Home on the Mountain
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Natural Gems and Where They are Found. HOME BLOG: Cambodia Chronicles. Encounters With The Khmer Language. Cambodia's Wild Flowering Trees. Home on the Mountain. 160;Wednesday, November 18, 2009. Most topaz miners 'commute' to and from their villages below. But a few live on the moutain-top, where small fruit orchards and vegetable gardens have been planted. Posted by John C. Brown. January 28, 2013 at 8:03 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). All writing and pictures © John Christopher Brown 200...
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Cambodia's Gemstones: Topaz Rough From Cambodia
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Natural Gems and Where They are Found. HOME BLOG: Cambodia Chronicles. Encounters With The Khmer Language. Cambodia's Wild Flowering Trees. Topaz Rough From Cambodia. 160;Monday, November 9, 2009. Gem sellers sell cut gems at the base where the dirt road from town (Kampong Chrey) leads to a very nice recreational area with mountain streams, swimming hole - with a moutain backdrop. Posted by John C. Brown. September 8, 2015 at 7:50 AM. If I were to go to Takeo would the locals know that mountain? I aim to...
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Cambodia Chronicles: Merry Christmas From Cambodia
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Meditations on the Natural Wonders of Prateh Kampuchea. Merry Christmas From Cambodia. 160;Friday, December 25, 2009. Christmas Day in Cambodia. Where the main religion is Theravada Buddhism. But Christmas Day is not a state holiday in Cambodia. Local kids did not wake up this morning eager to see what Santa brought. They are in school. Banks and government offices are open and most people are completely oblivious of the fact that Santa Claus is still working the rooftops and chimmneys in the...The comme...
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Cambodia Chronicles: January 2010
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Meditations on the Natural Wonders of Prateh Kampuchea. The Cambodian Bodhi Tree - New Leaves, and Old. 160;Monday, January 4, 2010. New leaves are showing on the sacred Bodhi trees across Cambodia as they are on the more common, and decidedly unsacred mango. At the same time many other trees are losing leaves, shedding seeds, or going dormant. Local lore says that at least some of the Bodhi trees originated in India. The trees in front of. But got its current name in 1865. Posted by John C. Brown. Link ...
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Encounters In Khmai: Finger Pointing Back in the Angkor Era
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Home Blog: Cambodia Chronicles. Cambodia's Gemstones and Gem Mines. Cambodia's Wild Flowering Trees. Finger Pointing Back in the Angkor Era. 160;Wednesday, January 6, 2010. In an older post, Almost Got Me Shot, Happened Just the Other Day. On a trip to Angkor Thom recently, I saw two elephant mahouts carved into the stone facade of the Elephant Terrace. There are wall carvings at the Bayon. Cham and Khmer soldiers, and then a scene where groups of Khmer are arguing and fighting with each other! Subscribe...
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Encounters In Khmai: Fried Vegetables and Spare Parts
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Home Blog: Cambodia Chronicles. Cambodia's Gemstones and Gem Mines. Cambodia's Wild Flowering Trees. Fried Vegetables and Spare Parts. 160;Tuesday, December 22, 2009. I lunched today at a Vietnamese-Chinese restaurant near. Of course a new menu means nothing, they can still charge locals something different, but the menus is nicely put together and provides some evidence of a more professional, "up-to-date" management. The following item caught my eye:. It took a while to stop laughing. It was the la...
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Cambodia Chronicles: Map of Cambodia - Regions
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Meditations on the Natural Wonders of Prateh Kampuchea. Map of Cambodia - Regions. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Map of Cambodia - Regions. Encounters in Khmai (BLOG). Link to Stories of Encounters with the Khmer Language and Notes on the Problem of Translation. Picture: Some Khmer Consonants and their Sub-Scripts. Link to stories about Cambodia's Precious and Semi-Precious Gemstones and Mining Sites. Picture: Blue Zircon (Ratanakiri). Wild Flowering Trees Blog. Cambodia's Remote Temples (Blog). This blog ...
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Cambodia Chronicles: The Cambodian Bodhi Tree -- New Leaves, and Old
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Meditations on the Natural Wonders of Prateh Kampuchea. The Cambodian Bodhi Tree - New Leaves, and Old. 160;Monday, January 4, 2010. New leaves are showing on the sacred Bodhi trees across Cambodia as they are on the more common, and decidedly unsacred mango. At the same time many other trees are losing leaves, shedding seeds, or going dormant. Local lore says that at least some of the Bodhi trees originated in India. The trees in front of. But got its current name in 1865. Those are the stories, and Cam...
