Those mats are actually beds.

 They are wrapped around a blanket and a pillow, and staff at a gas station (and in many others places here) will then sleep on this bamboo bed. #blog #cambodia

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I took Neighbors puppy to the vet again.

Will get treatment for a week for 2.50 USD a day. Let's hope he will recover. Suspected parvovirus infection. Just learned vaccination will be 12 USD, what is less then the 30USD I was told before. If he survives he will get vaccinated and castrated. #makeachange #blog #khmerdog #streetdog #animals #pets #cambodia #animalrescue #blog

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Good morning from Siem Reap.

We see those water buffalos passing by our house every morning. They are quite impressive animals. Out dogs ignore them, they don't even bark when we are next to them. #waterbuffalo #countryside #cambodia #blog

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Typical German Christmas cake: Christstollen.

This one is made by baker Alex Kütt in Siem Reap with cashew nuts from Cambodia. There different ways to make this cake, the most famous is the Dresdner Christstollen from Saxonia. #blog #germanfood #christmas #asian

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Breakfast. Num Ban chok. #khmerfood #noddles #cambodia #siemreap #streetfood #blog

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Christmas is coming.

It's a Wanhoff family tradition to make Vanillekipferl, a traditional German and Austrian Christmas cookie. #baking #cookies #germanfood #blog

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Kuy teav (គុយទាវ) from the shop owned by my neighbor Sombath.

 (http://ift.tt/2eLSIAg) Traditional Khmer breakfast, around 55 cent. #khmernoodle #asianfood #khmerfood #streetfood #cambodia #blog #noodles #khmerculture

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At Angkor Archaeological park.

 It was good to be back after so many years. I was quite impressed to see one temple completely restored – when we visited the place for the first time around 12 years ago it was just a pile of stones. Entry fee will go up from 20 to 37 USD in February, so better go now. #blog #temples #cambodia #ancientbuildings #khmerculture #siemreap #blog

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Biolab is a new coffeeshop in town on Wat Bo road.

good and affordable coffee. service needs more training and confidence. the chairs force you to sit straight otherwise the backrest will hurt you after a while (UPDATE: They improved the backrest) It's also a co-working space (5$/day) . #siemreap #coffeeshop #Cambodia #khmerlife #blog

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Those kind of rice flakes I got from my Khmer neighbors.

The taste reminds me of a Lao snack called green rice, which is very young rice. Can someone tell me how these dry rice flakes are made? (And what the Khmer name is?) Thanks in advance #khmerfood #blog #rice #snack #streetfood #cambodia #siemreap

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my neighbor Mao, his dogs and his family going out on a tuktuk ride.

The Rottweiler mix Johnny and the little Pino both got castrated and I give them some antibiotics daily for aftercare. Pino has a small skin infection that needs to be cleaned daily. Johnny's operation wound is healed but he has some pus in his scrotum so it looks like he still has his balls. #blog #cambodia #people #simplelife #siemreap #khmer

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Nom gui chai seller at the riverside in Siem reap.

One costs 1000 Riel, its made from rice and beansprouts and gui chai (chinese chives). its a nice snack. #blog #khmerfood #streetfood #cambodia

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Gui tiau (Khmer noodles) from neighbors shop. 2

500 Riel (70 cent) is not bad for a breakfast. They serve them@dry here with soup on the side while in Phnom penh those are usually wet, means in the soup. You can get them with all kinds of meat and they are not spicy. #cambodia #streetfood #khmerfood #blog

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Supporting a local business in Cambodia

Brown coffee has a impressive short history. They started small and scaled large within a few years. Although it is clearly a Starbucks copy, the quality is even better, they sell local products and hire quite a lot of people. You may say its easy because the owners are from wealthy families, but having money alone isn't enough. What impressed me was that they were able to expand and scale. I just hope they aren't doing it too fast. I am not sure about their vision. Becoming big or the biggest isn't enough. And foreign coffeshops are gaining market share already. #blog #cambodia #smallbusiness #sme #economy #supportlocalbusiness

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the old and the new: Phnom Penh's skyline is changing, skyscrapers are coming up with offices and apartments. Its not necessarily a bad thing, because it means Cambodia moves forward. The question is how many people are able to move forward as well, because the gap between poor and rich is getting wider. #blog #cambodia #asean #development

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Johnny, my neighbor Mao's rottweiler mix. He has a muzzle because he got some treatment after his castration, but he is a friendly and playful dog. #khmerdog #spay #worldvets #blog

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Good morning from Siem Reap. This shot was made just behind my house were I walk with my dogs every day. It is quite a difference from Bangkok, but I really like the countryside feeling here. Love the rice fields, the cows, ducks and chicken walking around here. Good place. #blog #cambodia #khmerlife #ASEAN #khmerstyle

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One of the @worldvets1 during their visit in Siem Reap. They spayed and neutered more than 250 dogs and cats in three days. We were happy to convince our neighbors to de-sex 6 dogs. It was a great experience to be a volunteer there. #blog #cambodia #streetdogs #charity #siemreap

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Roof top bar in Siem Reap. Food is not too bad although the menu lacks a clear strategy. But friendly staff and fair price range #blog #bar #cambodia

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Coffee time. We brew Carraro Globo Oro from Italy, what is also the coffee Kofi - a Cambodian restaurant and coffee shop provider - is using #latte #coffee #homemade #asia #blog

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