Siem Reap Khmer Ceramics

I arrive in Siem Reap and meet Serge and his family. Very disappointed with his Ceramic Revival Centre - not much revival indeed. Small, dirty, ugly pottery. Oh dear. The 2 months here is a bit of a nightmare but luckily I find a nice room near to the place so I can escape to air con. Serge is very difficult to train .. in fact I dont train him but provide a plan and try to get his input. Siem Reap is also not a nice town - huge ugly hotels everywhere - not my thing at all. But it gives me an insight into the state of the handicrafts in Cambodia

Cambodia Phnom Penh

Next assignment is in Cambodia. 2 assignment in fact.The first is with Khmer Ceramics. I fly into Phnom Penh where a jovial French man who is friends with Serge from Khmer Ceramics picks me up and shows me around some key ceramic related sights. Phnom Penh is quite busy, but mostly not a pretty city. The boutiques are a notch up from Vientiane but no real great finds here.

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