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Siem Reap's Antique Collector
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Jun 13, 2020
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The Elephants of Angkor
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Jun 20, 2020
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Tim the Thaiger
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Feb 13, 2021
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Notes from a Desert Island
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Apr 16, 2022
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A Photo of Life and Death
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Jul 11, 2020
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Goodbye Dad
A week ago, my dad died.
Simon Ostheimer
Mar 24, 2020
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Big Fish
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Oct 8, 2022
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The Beauty of Battambang - Part 1
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Aug 1, 2020
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Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Feb 5, 2022
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Gone Troppo
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Jan 15, 2022
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Easy Riders
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Nov 5, 2022
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Never Forget
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…
Simon Ostheimer
Jun 4, 2022
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