Phnom-Penh city guide.

Phnom-Penh City Guides. Phnom-Penh backpacking, lodging and transportation.

Monirith Chnea, remarkable Cambodian painter in the autobiographical excerpt.
“I was born in Phnom Penh, Cambodia during the 1960’s. I grew up at the wrong time in Cambodia. There were two classes during this period, the very rich and the very poor. When I was still a child, I wasn’t aware of the class separation in […]

The Hmong (pronounced without the ‘H’) is one of the oldest people in Asia.  The early history of the Hmong is not known for sure.  One Hmong tale tells us of life in a land of ice and snow, which may have been Mongolia where the Hmong might have come from (The Hmong in Winona, […]

How to get there:
The best way to get here is to get the Skytrain to Mo Chit station, which is only about five minutes walk away from the market. Finding your way from the station is easy - just follow the large crowd of people that will also be heading to/from there. Alternatively, many […]

From now on I announce some fine articles dealing with Art History. I hope you’ll find this information constructive or else … I was personally involved in some Thai art research, well from traditionalist point of view, sort of exploring in Eliade manner. Looking for the signs, markups, sacred symbols engraved deeply in the […]

Rock Climbing - Thailand’s The Spot
By Richard Chapo

Mention Thailand and images of beaches, elephants and Bangkok come to mind. Less known is the fact Thailand rock climbing is some of the best in the world.
Rock Climbing
Located in Southeast Asia, Thailand is bordered by Cambodia, Burma and Laos in the north and Malaysia in the south. […]

Good News. Presently had over and done with the Vision section of MyanmarMike community. The section will be entirely devoted to Art of Photography. I’ll post my works and you of course are welcome to post yours. Please don’t hesitate to mail me using contact form and I’ll give you opportunity to publish your stuff. […]

Thailand Train Guide provided by Baka Backapacker, based on www.seat61.com  materials adopted by Baka Backapacker.

The Lahu are a strong independent and very diverse ethnic group who number about 60,000 in Thailand. The Lahu are located primarly in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces, but can also be found in considerable numbers as far south as Tak province. Their settlements are usually remote from roads and towns, due to […]