Tales of the Orient by Simon Ostheimer

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The story of how Kimhong San came to set up Antique Cambodia in Siem Reap, and why his collection of old radios, vinyl and boomboxes is much more than a…
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The story of how a French family turned their back on providing rides around Angkor, and instead allowed them to roam Siem Reap's largest elephant…
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Meet Tim Newton, who left behind the cold winter of Melbourne for a new adventure in sunny Phuket, along the way discovering the best (and worst) of…
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I recently spent a week on a remote island off southwest Cambodia. With no running water, mains electricity or - gasp, horror - WiFi, it was a true…
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On 17 April 1975, young French photographer Roland Neveu found himself on the streets of Phnom Penh as the Khmer Rouge made their final push on the…
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A week ago, my dad died.
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Meet Stuart McDonald, founder and owner of Travelfish, which for the last 18 years has been guiding travelers (and travel writers) to places unknown in…
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Cambodia's second city is also one of its least visited, so it was about time to check out this laidback metropolis, and the ancient temples and nature…
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To paraphrase David Bowie, sometimes you just have to turn and face the strain. Over the last four years, that's what I've been trying to do, as I…
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Meet Stuart Lloyd, a Rhodesian raconteur who recently left his home in Southeast Asia for the rural delights of New South Wales. I asked him the most…
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Always in search of the best photos, Vietnam War-era US photographers Sean Flynn and Dana Stone wound up being captured, and possibly buried, in eastern…
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As the memory dims and the lights are extinguished, it's more important than ever to remember the 4th of June, 1989, when the Chinese army crushed…
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