Around Town/On the River

A high-tech Cambodian gas station. The operator turns a crank to pump gas up into the little container (thus measuring it), then lets it drain into the tank.

A water buffalo. I think they're kinda cute.

Man with oxcart.

Cambodia's land-mine heritage shows here: this trishaw is an amputee wheelchair welded onto a bicycle (!).

A shack by the water. In Thailand, corrugated tin shacks are a sign of poverty; in Cambodia, only the wealthy can afford them.

Hey, it may be a shack, but dammit, the reception is great!

A poor person's houseboat. Note the firewood on the roof!

A rich person's houseboat, complete with corrugated tin and painted roof (!)

A market woman, paddling from boat to boat to sell her wares.

Another little shack by the water. These are built from palm fronds and thin bits of bamboo lath. Most look like they might fall down at any moment.

No, these people are not protestors. They are hotel touts, pressed five deep against the gate, preparing to mob arriving travelers. In the foreground, a pair of hapless travelers prepares to run the gauntlet.

Man transporting coconuts by bicycle (one bunch on each side). Just think of the applications for AIDS Lifecycle 2!