Travel Reference
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Galaxy Cinema
CINEMA
11am-1pm)
Regular screenings starting at 7pm
(
017 721677; Occheuteal St; tickets US$3;
or you can rent it out for private viewings.
Shopping
Funky restaurant Holy Cow sells some fashionable clothing upstairs.
Tapang
TEXTILES
(
www.mloptapang.org
; Serendipity St; 10am-8pm)
Run by a local NGO that works with
at-risk children, this shop sells good-quality bags, scarves and T-shirts made by street kids
(and their families) so that they can attend school instead of peddling on the beach. Sever-
al other handicrafts shops are right nearby.
HANDICRAFTS
Starfish
(
www.starfishcambodia.org
; behind 62 7 Makara St; 7am-6pm)
On the premises of the
bakery of the same name, the silks and other gifts sold here support a sustainable liveli-
hood for poor local families.
Let Us Create
(
www.letuscreate.org
;
Serendipity St; 10am-6pm)
Another NGO that works with underpriv-
ileged kids; you can buy small paintings and postcards here. The volunteer backpackers
are happy to tell you more about the project.
ART
Q&A
(Mithona St; 7.30am-7.30pm)
An inviting secondhand bookshop behind Occheuteal Beach,
with 8000 titles in over 20 languages, plus a small cafe-restaurant on site.
BOOKS
Mr Heinz
BOOKS
