“City of the lost stick”. Cambodia’s second largest city after Phnom Penh, and capitol of Battambang Province. It’s just a few hours from Siem Reap and makes an interesting short break from here. We sent our reporter to the town for two days and he came back with a bunch of stories. So many, that we decided to give it its own page.
Check out the home of the Circus, the Norry, the bat cave and much, much more. Don’t miss his tale of the big stink!
We’re going to publish a new story every Wednesday for the next few weeks, look out for our special concluding piece on Phare on October 9th!
For our final look at Battambang, we visit the Phare Ponleu Selpak again. “My village” is a brand new show that has been developed for the Japanese Market. The show, about a Cambodian village, will be performed in Little World theme park in Inuyama city, Japan for three months. I … Read More →
OK, I know these articles are spreading out, but I don’t want to flood you with them! Battambang. This week we look at what I did on day two of my visit. I spent a lot of the morning at Phare, being shown around and interviewing the two Generation 6 … Read More →
For our Battambang feature this week, we move away from the circus. The bamboo railway. It’s a bit of a misnomer. But that shouldn’t stop you reading on. It’s not a bamboo railway as such – there aren’t bamboo tracks or anything like that. The “Norry” as it’s known as … Read More →
“I lost my bike” or “Bat Kang Khniom” is a show performed, at the moment, only in Battambang by the Generation 6 students. I timed my visit to the city, specifically to see this show, and to see how the Gen 6 youngsters measured up to the other generations I … Read More →
Our Battambang feature this week combines a “My Story”. Hoeut Hoeub and Mon Chanthy are two students at Phare Ponleu Selpak in Battambang. They are currently in Generation 6 and part of the show “I lost my bike” which you will already have seen the report of here. They agreed … Read More →
One of the “not to be missed” sights in Battambang is Phnom Sampov. Situated around 11 km South West of town, it’s another place the tuk tuk drivers know, so there’s no trouble in finding it. When you get there, you pay a $3 admission fee to the tourist police … Read More →
Part 2 of our Battambang series takes us to the home of the circus. Phare Ponleu Selpak. Literally “Brightness of the Arts”. The easiest way to understand what it is about is to watch the video below. But it is 15 minutes long, and I know many of you won’t … Read More →
Battambang. OK this is nothing to do with Siem Reap, BUT. You can easily do it in a one-overnight trip. It is possible to do it in a day trip from Siem Reap, but it’s hard work. Just for once, we though we’d take you away for a night and … Read More →
“City of the lost stick”. Cambodia’s second largest city after Phnom Penh, and capitol of Battambang Province. It’s just a few hours from Siem Reap and makes an interesting short break from here. We sent our reporter to the town for two days and he came back with a bunch of stories. So many, that we decided to give it its own page.
