Street Art – TOKIDOKI (NOMAD)

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 GRAFFITI: ICE CREAM CONE 🍦

Published on November 3, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

September 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 STREETART: AN ALLEY OF GEMS

Published on November 2, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

September 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 GRAFFITI: CYRUS and SAME

Published on November 1, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

SEPTEMBER 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭: GANDHI & PEEK-A-BOO

Published on October 31, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

A monument to Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), the leader of India’s nonviolent independence movement. It reflects the long cultural relationship between India and Cambodia—especially shared traditions connected to Hinduism and Buddhism.

The stone displays Gandhi’s famous “Seven Social Sins”:

Politics without principle
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice

The message is that progress becomes dangerous when it is separated from ethics and responsibility. Gandhi published this list in Young India in 1925, although he credited the ideas to an English clergyman Frederick Lewis Donaldson.

The bust portrays Gandhi late in life—thin, bare-shouldered and without grandeur—to emphasize simplicity, humility and moral strength. 2 October 1869–30 January 1948.

September 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 STREET ART: YIN & YANG

Published on October 30, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

September 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭 STREET ART: CHILD’S PLAY

Published on October 29, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

September 2026

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: “IT’S A GOOD TIME FOR A KRUD!”

Published on October 28, 2026September 17, 2026 by jacquelinemhadelLeave a comment

A **Theravada Buddhist monk**, Cambodia’s dominant religious tradition. A **Yellow umbrella** protects him from Phnom Penh’s intense sun and sudden rain. Yellow also complements the saffron robes and is closely associated with Buddhism. He is walking in simple sandals, reflecting his commitment to modest living.

The dedication of Grab drivers. Through rain or shine…

Tuk Tuk driver on a break by the Royal Palace.

Nightly weather warnings informing us that “tomorrow will feel like 107 degrees Fahrenheit.” They’re not wrong.

Imagine having to pack that thing up…It’s difficult enough to have to maneuver it around the city in traffic.

Murals are often half-hidden by motorbikes.

KRUD Pilsner was launched nationwide in late 2021. It was promoted as a proudly Cambodian product with the slogan “Good Time for a KRUD.” It is a light, crisp pilsner made for Cambodia’s hot climate and typically served extremely cold.