Archives for August 2012

Plantations of Black Pepper | Salt and Pepper – Kampot

Road to Kampot – Black Pepper Plantations A good paved road connects Kep with Kampot, it is only a short trip about 30-40 mins to Kampot. Leaving the crab/seafood market we continued along the seafront turning left at the statue of Vishnu (route 33a),  left again at the white horse monument to  route 33 the […]

Great Egret – an elegant white bird

Habitat area for the Great Egret A recent visit to Melbourne found me in the new outer suburb of Doreen again, where a significant area of artificial ponds and walkways are featured in the development. Large areas of reed beds and water weeds provide food and shelter for wild birds and other wildlife.  Many water […]

Wild Birds – Purple Swamphen – Melbourne Suburbs

  Purple Swamphen – a colorful  wild bird – Melbourne suburbs In Melbourne again, watching the wild birds when weather permits. There are a variety of birds frequenting the waterway at Doreen, in Melbourne suburbs. The Black Swans were my favorite encounter, followed by the Purple Swamphen. The Purple Swamphen for a wild bird seems […]

Beachside – Seafood market at Kep – Cambodia

Beachside promenade – seafood market The popularity of Kep in earlier times as a seaside resort is still evident in the wide sidewalks built along the seashore, the many public sculptures/statues erected in the area, including a gilded statue of King Sihanouk on the beachside  promenade. Early morning saw us on the beachside promenade  to watch the  […]

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