What's On

Please go to our site (www.ka-tours.org) to download the front and back pages, print them yourself back-to-back - to save paper - then fold in three for a handy, full-of-info guide to some of the most interesting streets in central Phnom Penh. The map is free for personal use; copying for commercial use only with our permission.

Please note that the map is a 'beta' version, released for testing on the street. Please let us know what you think about it...

Our next step is to link up with selected cyclo drivers who know the route; more on this later. And thanks to Tobias Olsson, now back in Stockholm, for all the foot-slogging and pedal-turning research.

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These will visit three locations:

• The well-known '100 Houses' development, designed by Vann Molyvann and commissioned in the 1965 by the National Bank of Cambodia for its staff; these 100 or so identical houses are a thoughtful reinterpretation of the traditional Khmer house - some are still (just) in their original state.

• A Doctors' House: A remarkable villa of the same period which has an exuberant, three-storey high entrance hall which dominates the design; now a Health Centre.

• The Split House: A family villa - a rich blend of materials, form, light and air which creates a delightful residence.

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There will be morning and afternoon tours, guided by architecture students Suon Ratana and Sim Sitho.

Morning tour: Start at 8.30am, end around 11.30am

Afternoon tour: Start at 2.30pm, end around 5.30pm

The tours are available in English and Khmer; please indicate which you prefer.

Cost: Cambodians: $1. Others: $8.

As usual, booking is essential. Children over 12 are welcome.