The Big Wonderland
November 3, 2006
Jinja asks “If New York is the Big Apple, what is Phnom Penh?“
He suggests “The Big Sawmaw” as an answer (a sawmaw is a small, round fruit; there’s a picture at the link).
In a similar vein, Vireak wonders why Cambodia doesn’t have a slogan like most other popular tourists destinations — Malaysia, truly Asia; Amazing Thailand, etc.
He suggests “The Land of Wonders.” But as a few people point out in comments, the Ministry of Tourism folks have already christened the Kingdom with this slogan: “A World of Treasures.”
If that’s the case, though, Tourism should do something to actually let people know about it.
November 7, 2006 at 2:35 pm
If NY is the big apple, Phnom Penh would be “Phlè Khvit”. It’s a good thing Newton was not born in Cambodia, he might have found out about the law of gravity the “hard” way should the apple tree be replaced by a “Khvit” tree.
November 7, 2006 at 3:53 pm
Cambodian tourism has huge potential,but the government needs to do something about it.
December 4, 2007 at 11:18 am
[...] Last Saturday: ‘Phnom Penh Rocks‘ a live gig presented by Meta-House, at ‘Titanic’ restaurant. While not of gargantuan proportions or impact, it was good fun, and live music is in short supply in The Big Sawmaw. [...]