History | Cambodian Moments

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. Ghosts of Phnom Penh.

History, Photography, Windows & WallsArchitecture, French Colonial, History, Khmer Ghosts, Ubiquitous Red Bricks, Walls

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow. Originally I posted about this as ‘Ghosts of Phnom Penh’ based on the exposed walls of demolished buildings. To my horror I recently realized which building it was.

Blasco – Pen, Ink and Charcoal Drawings Of Angkor Wat 01

Blasco – Pen, Ink and Charcoal Sketches of Angkor Wat

Arts, Cambodian Moments, HistoryAngkor Wat, Arts, History, Siem Reap, Sketches

Blasco on Deviant Art.

Fatale attraction: a cocktail created for Jackie Kennedy in Phnom Penh

History, Interesting, Nights1967, Alcohol, Elephant Bar, History, Jackie Kennedy, Pearl of the Orient, Raffles Hotel

The femme fatale A cocktail created in Cambodia’s legendary Hotel Le Royal, for the former first lady. Le Hotel Royal was originally opened in 1929 and like many Raffles properties in Asia, was a magnet for international dignitaries. Perhaps most famously, Jackie O visited the hotel and Elephant Bar in 1967 and ordered their famous […]