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.
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.
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.
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.
Of course, not everybody has a bicycle. Some still used the pole and basket mentioned in yesterday’s book review.
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.
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.
A great series. My personal favourites are the first two!
Thanks Andrew. That first one is one of my all-time favorites. Cambodia ladies have a sense of style that rivals the Italians!
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!
Thanks, Nancie. Since you have been there, that is particularly meaningful.
I like your scanned old photos, they have a nice kind of patina and vintage feel about them.
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.
Glad you have had a chance for this adventure and people pictures
Beautiful selection of people shots, Vera. Thanks for sharing.
I think that blind fella was still there when I went a few months ago. Great pics!
Beautiful photos and interesting commentary. You captured the people and their characters so well.
What a nice collection of pictures! I never take enough pictures of people on the road. Fun to see yours instead 🙂
Interesting! Alas, most of us simply shoot landscapes or photos of “big, important” buildings, forgetting to look at the local people surrounding us.
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.
Lovely people shots Vera, especially the first one.