A Local Guide to the Siem Reap Arts Scene and Creative Community

A Local Guide to the Siem Reap Arts Scene and Creative Community with Loven Ramos, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This local guide to the Siem Reap arts scene and creative community comes from designer, gallery owner and entrepreneur Loven Ramos, a long-term resident. Siem Reap has a rich artistic and cultural heritage, evident in its Angkor temple architecture and elaborate carvings, and in the classical Khmer dance and music, but we didn’t expect to … Read more

The Ethereal Apsara: Celestial Nymph, Storyteller, Messenger

The Ethereal Apsara: Celestial Nymph, Storyteller, Messenger. Apsara Dancer, La Residence d’Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It’s hard to escape the apsara in Siem Reap. The celestial nymph is everywhere we look. Clad in silk and a colossal golden headdress, she seductively adorns temple walls in the form of elaborate carvings, or in human form as a graceful and distant dancer performing the Dance of the Apsara Divinities. The Apsara is … Read more

Eric Raisina’s Guide to Siem Reap Style – Where to Find Cambodian Chic

Eric Raisina's Guide to Siem Reap Style – Where to Find Cambodian Chic. Siem Reap Fashion Designer, Eric Raisina. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Eric Raisina is something of a celebrity in Siem Reap, a city the fashion designer finds inspirational and integral to his work. We talked to Eric Raisina about his inspiration, his work, Cambodian fashion, and Siem Reap style. We first met Madagascar-born fashion designer Eric Raisina at his atelier when researching shopping in Siem Reap on our first trip to … Read more

Saigon, the Vietnamese City of Millions of Motorbikes

Saigon, the City of Millions of Motorbikes. Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Saigon, Vietnam, the City of Millions of Motorbikes.

Some call Saigon, Vietnam, the city of millions of motorbikes. Some say that there are 10 million bikes. We’re not entirely sure there are ten million motorcycles – estimates vary from 2.5 to five to ten and more – so let’s just settle on millions. Either way, for a small city, that’s a lot of … Read more

Front Row Seats at Bangkok International Fashion Week

Front Row Seats at Bangkok International Fashion Week. Bangkok International Fashion Week runway shows. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

From the buzz of fashionistas chatting excitedly as they find their seats pre-show, to the moment the lights go down, music goes up and the first model hits the runway, fashion shows can be exhilarating – even electrifying – events, and the shows we saw at the 2011 Bangkok International Fashion Week were no exception. … Read more