Tuesday, April 22nd 2008

Cambodia
Phnom Penh

Traveling in Cambodia was a mixed bag. Angkor Wat did not disappoint, and the scenery was beautiful but the country hosts millions of tourists (myself included) each year... and this has had a noticeable effect. The countries scarred past paired with the influx of tourist money brings a Cambodia of contradictions. Establishments after the tourist/expat dollar crowd in with open air markets,an NGO settles in down the street from a brothel and cutthroat tuk-tuk drivers line the streets; Cambodia is memorable.
These pictures thanks to Diana Saw and the BLOOM team.

From Right: Edany, 40, packages tamarind with her mother Som, 60, and friends from the neighborhood. Som runs a convenience store beneath their home where she will sell the tamarind.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Phnom Penh, Cambodia


Edany's daughters.
Noi, age 6, and Neang, age 18, get ready to bike home.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia




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