CAMBODIA...Countering conceptions...Sweeping aside perceptions

A land full of conceptions...preconceptions.....misconceptions.
As always you've captured the heart and soul of this country. Open eyes, open heart. Great photos.

Beautifully written blog... Seeing all the smiling faces in Cambodia, it's really hard to imagine what their families had gone through... truly amazing country! And you captured it really well on your photos, great shots! Regards from Kampot!

Making amends
You may not have stopped the car for the tug-of-war photo, but you saw [i]this[/i] opportunity and took it. Well done!

Loving the pictures
Wonderful shots you can feel the personalities of the people. So agree about the one that got away, so many times it happens and sit brooding over that lost snap

No concept of celebrity?
I tried ringing Baley's phone number, but it seems he was fully-booked for weeks to come. And that was before the release of this blog.

Phew! Glad you didn't cause a pileup trying to get that shot...
Particularly since I already have the original hanging on my bedroom wall... though to be honest, it isn't nearly as good as this shot though!

Completely different!
Can't wait for the second (third?) installment. How was the pool? Where were your caterers from? And what of the snake girl pictures?

Cambodia
There is an NGO inside the Angkor temples, called ODA, where you can give some donations or spend some time with the kids. They do an amazing job. I know there are many organizations like that one. Amazing people, always smiling, yes, something I can´t do most of the time.

As you said earlier in this blog, finally going to a destination that has been your list for years. I have had that experience before more than I like to admit. It ends up one of two ways when you actually get there. Because of the hype you give it in your mind or thoughts it is either a) Surpasses any thought or hype you had given it, or B) or fails to live up to the hype that you thought it would be. I also find on a personal level, that any tourist to any foreign country has a certain level of misconception about the country they are going to. I try and go into any new place with an open mind and open heart. I wanted to thank you for a well written entry and beautiful pictures.