Cheryn’s travelogue

Hotel, Bokor Hill Station

Hotel, Bokor Hill Station

The skeletal remains of the abandoned hotel looms ominously on the horizon (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).

Church graffiti

Church graffiti

Behind the altar, sermons come in the form of grafitti (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).

Church at the Bokor Hill Station

Church at the Bokor Hill Station

Amongst a smattering of ruins, a church emerges from the fog (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).

Bokor Hill Station Hotel

Bokor Hill Station Hotel

Often enveloped in a cloak of eerie fog, the Bokor Hill Station (Kampot, Cambodia) was a colonial retreat built by the French in the early 1920s. Later, it was used as a base for the Khmer Rouge, and today tourists come to visit a French colonial ghost town.

When you can't say it or mime it, point to it.

Gear written 20 April 2008

A twist on the traditional phrase book format and design, Me No Speak Language Companions help people communicate by using the simplest method possible: pointing at what they want to say.

A picture is worth a thousand words

A picture is worth a thousand words

Me No Speak's picture-based technique works for both you and the locals.

Be heard without saying a word.

Be heard without saying a word.

Traveling somewhere far off and don't speak the language? Just point at what you want to say with Me No Speak.

Me No Speak Language Companions

Me No Speak Language Companions

Unlike typical phrase books, Me No Speak doesn't require you to pronounce a foreign language, but provides help communicating in the simplest way–by pointing at what you want to say–so you can travel with confidence. They fit in your pocket and enable easy interactions on-the-go.

Hiker

Hiker

Contemplating the scale of the place...

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

A Garden of Eden lies at the bottom...

Cheryn Flanagan

Cheryn Flanagan has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by cherynf.

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I'm a vagabond on hold in San Francisco–designer by day, travel writer by night, and photographer whenever I get the chance.

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