Travel Photo Thursday: Cambodia at work

While I was digging through photos for yesterday’s post, I found so many that I wanted to share, that I decided to devote the next few Travel Photo Thursdays to Cambodia.  Today I’ll show you some of the people we saw going about their everyday life.

The first one is particularly appropriate as we await the launch of the new 3-D Titanic. Do you see why? And yes, I bought a bunch of bracelets.

Bracelet seller--top level of Angkor Wat
Bracelet seller--top level of Angkor Wat

So many people did business from the back of a bike–carrying more than you ever thought possible. We saw this guy along the road out  in the country.

Mobile Grocery Store
Mobile Grocery Store

Our driver stopped the van (in which Ken and I were the only passengers) and he and our guide had a chat. And yes, I bought a snack. To see some Cambodian shoppers at this mobile 7-11, look at yesterday’s post.

Driver, Grocery seller and Our Guide
Driver, Grocery seller and Our Guide

We saw several wood-sellers on bikes, too.  The Cambodians were still using a lot of wood for fuel. Of course the putt-putts needed gasoline, and they could buy that from old ladies by the side of the road who had filled various used plastic and glass bottles with gasoline.

Wood Seller
Wood Seller

Of course, not everybody has a bicycle. Some still used the pole and basket mentioned in yesterday’s book review.

Carrying the Goods
Carrying the Goods

And sadly, some were asking for alms. Most of the beggars had lost limbs due to land mines.  But this one was blind, and played sweet music.  I later bought one of those fiddles from a little boy outside Angkor Wat while my Cambodian guide lectured the children about why they were not in school.

Blind Musician Begging in Front of Angor Wat
Blind Musician Begging in Front of Angor Wat

Next week, we’ll visit the market in Siem Riep and see if you can identify what they are selling.

These pictures are my weekly contribution to Travel Photo Thursday. To see lots of other pictures by other travel writers, go to Budget Traveler’s Sandbox.  She started this whole thing, which I find positively addictive, and hope you do, too.
All these photos are scanned from 13-year-old prints, which accounts for the fuzzy quality.  Still, they do belong to me, so please don’t reproduce without permission.  Thanks.

 

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About Vera Marie Badertscher

A freelance writer who loves to travel. When she is not traveling she is reading about travel. When she is not reading or traveling, she is sharing with the readers of A Traveler's Library, or recreating her family's past at Ancestors In Aprons . She has written for Reel Life With Jane, Life is a Trip and other websites. Also co-author of a biography, Quincy Tahoma, The Life and Legacy of a Navajo Artist. Contact Vera Marie by e-mail.

14 thoughts on “Travel Photo Thursday: Cambodia at work

  1. Love these shots Vera. You have really caught “a feeling” with each and every one. I have been to Siem Reap twice, and found the culture and the people to be fascinating.

    Thanks for your kind words re. Travel Photo Thursday. I love seeing your shots every week!

    1. Sophie:I hadn’t thought about the fact that the effect of photos I’m distressed about are the very quality that people are using software to produce. A lesson in appreciating what you have.

  2. Interesting! Alas, most of us simply shoot landscapes or photos of “big, important” buildings, forgetting to look at the local people surrounding us.

  3. Great photos – I do particularly like the one of the young girl wearing her Leonardo di Caprio shirt. I like the quality of the older scanned photos – they have a look that people try to replicate using Instagram, Hipstamatic and the like.

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