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Travel Blog: Our Journeys Within
Journeys Within handing over Southeast Asia ground operations offices to our local staff
Journeys Within founder and CEO discusses handing over the Southeast Asia ground operations businesses to the local staff who have managed them.… Read more »
Introducing Aklile Mekuria – JWOC’s new Fundraising and Communications Manager
Here at Journeys Within, we are always excited to meet the new staff at our sister non-profit, Journeys Within Our Community, and share a little about them with our travelers who might pay them a visit on their next stop in Siem Reap. And we're especially excited to introduce Aklile Mekuria, JWOC's new Communications Manager, who comes to the organization with an interesting CV from around the world...… Read more » From the Ground: Siem Reap, Cambodia’s Cultural Bambu Puppet Shows
By Jay Austin
Khmer Shadow Theatre is an ancient art-form known locally as Lakhaon Nang Sbek which sees a troupe of highly trained puppeteers performing multiple roles in a show, using hand-crafted leather puppets. The more traditional shows tell the stories of ancient folk tales by silhouettes and are available in varying levels of quality throughout Cambodia’s tourism centers.
Bambu Stage performers have spent the better part of 12 months working with their own troupe of young Khmer artists. These shows highlight the traditional, ancient art forms while telling modern-day Cambodian stories. These complex puppet shows are accompanied by live Cambodian music. The themes are entertaining and full of… Read more »
Beyond Angkor Wat – A Photography Tour
Journeys Within is now offering Photography Tours with professional photographer, Chris Cusick.
By Narla Phay
Taking photos is one of my favorite pass times in Siem Reap, whether I am using my DSLR camera or my iPhone. I don’t have a great deal of time to practice but I take the opportunity to head out on photography days whenever I have the chance. In the last few months I have spent some time with my younger Cambodian friends learning all about my DSLR, but spending the day with our pro-photographer, Chris Cusick really gave me the chance to increase my photography skill level.
On our photography tour, we visited 3 main locations around Siem Reap including Phsar Leu (Siem Reap’s largest local market) & Wat… Read more »