Neon Night Phnom Penh

Neon Night Phnom Penh - Chris Coles

Khmer neon, incomprehensible to most Expats, beautiful and abstract........

Saint Tropez Lounge Phnom Penh

Saint Tropez Lounge Phnom Penh - Chris Coles

There's still a bit of France in Phnom Penh, a few cousins or aunties from Paris, a love of pastry....and now Saint-Tropez Techno Lounge, the latest trendy nitespot for the spawn of Cambodia's Big Men.......

Phnom Penh Niteclub

Phnom Penh Niteclub Brothel - Chris Coles

A bit of neon, bright lights, satin and silk, a few girls waiting for Khmer or Chinese customers......after so many years of the Khmer Rouge, so many millions put to death, maybe commercial sex has its good points...or at least is not so bad.....

Khmer Niteclub in Phnm Penh

Khmer Niteclub in Phnom Penh - Chris Coles

On the dark street, the glow of neon, a few girls, not much going on or money to be made, just a few Khmer tuk tuk guys hoping to score....

Phnom Penh Christmas

Phnom Penh Christmas - Chris Coles

The bargirls are sporting Santa hats, a plastic Christmas tree's covered with tinsel, shiny decorations, blinking lights, all from China.........a few giant snowflakes, some styrofoam containers of spicy Khmer food and a Whitney Houston soundtrack make the whole setting a piece of Norman Rockwell holiday perfection.....

Phnom Penh Nightclub

Phnom Penh Niteclub - Chris Coles

Off-duty police and army guys watch the doors and parking......inside Expats young and old, fat and slim, handsome and ugly, some with jobs, some with NGO's, some on the loose, a few of the entitled children of Phnom Penh's "Big Men", and plenty of Khmer girls, fresh from the countryside...