Tag Archives: Cambodia
Moto-Taxi
Posted on December 07, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments
A quick self-portrait from the back of a motor scooter taxi in Cambodia
No Inhibition
Posted on December 04, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments
A little girl in Veil Thom scarfing noodles at community celebration
Enduring Spirit
Posted on November 14, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments
One of the ex-Khmer Rouge soldiers I trained and worked with in Veil Thom, Cambodia
One Last Walk
Posted on November 02, 2006 by Barak in Africa | No Comments
Since I rarely set up true self-portraits, shots you see if me in this blog are not strictly taken by me. I don’t care. This is probably one of my favorite shots of me and Araella; probably because it reminds me of when I was growing up and my dad would walk with me through the village in Sierra Leone, just like his father would walk with him him through the rural communities of eastern India when he was growing up in the late 40′s. It almost feels as if the road extends back in time, and if you could pan the camera you’d be able to look behind and see the footsteps of my father and my grandfather as they trudged along the same dusty path. And up ahead… somewhere lies Araella’s future on that veiled mountain. I can’t wait to discover what’s there.
A boy’s playland
Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments
For those of use who are explorers, it’s nearly impossible to describe the wonder of a new place. Adventure is a Siren that sings a song that cannot be resisted. This is Bokor Mountain. Home to a thousand dragon flies, waterfalls, forgotten trails, and a ghost town build by the French in the 1920′s – once a resort community for the wealthy to escape the capital and humid lowlands.
Tiles
Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Africa | No Comments
“If walls could speak…” These are the tiles that line the floors of the great hotel on Bokor Mountain. I wonder what life they saw at opening day in the 1920 when the French built this posh resort community on the mountain.
Temple
Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Africa | No Comments
A small lone Buddhist temple sits on the top of Mount Bokor overlooking the ocean. If one were interested in being a monk, buddhist or otherwise, this would be a beautiful place to meditate. However life here is hard, as evidenced by the crumbling shack behind me as I took this shot, where the monks live and tend a small garden and few chickens.
Overlook
Posted on October 29, 2006 by Barak in Asia | No Comments
Awesome overlook. This is the courtyard of the hotel overlooking the ocean. A crumbling wall outlines the near-cliff edge. What I wouldn’t have done for a paragliding wing just then…
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