any idea where I can buy these shoes from this amazing grandpa?

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any idea where I can buy these shoes from this amazing grandpa?

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Re: any idea where I can buy these shoes from this amazing grandpa?

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Thanks for posting that, great story. I'm surprised, someone here can't help you out with the location- that wagon-wheel wall is quite distinctive. I guess if you did a day trip out to Tramkok (apparently also spelt Tramkak?) someone would point you in the right direction. I'd be keen to get a pair next time I'm back so please let us know if you find him.
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Re: any idea where I can buy these shoes from this amazing grandpa?

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Ask the author of the article. https://www.phnompenhpost.com/author/pann-rethea/21462
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I’d buy a pair.
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Yes, a wonderful article. I liked the part where at 87 years old he still cycles 100 km from his home in Takeo province to Phnom Penh to sell his produce.
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I doubt very much he does it everyday and that’s a round trip. Nonetheless a sturdy chap.
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And not even a gofundme in sight.
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Re: any idea where I can buy these shoes from this amazing grandpa?

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bittermelon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:23 pm I'm surprised, someone here can't help you out with the location- that wagon-wheel wall is quite distinctive.
I'm not so sure. That design is pretty ubiquitous on the border walls of Wats in Cambodia.


Anyway, I'd buy a pair too. Hope he has some 'tom' sizes in stock.
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I've seen him outside Peah Puth Pagoda on Charles de Gaul.
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In Canada, circa 1970, made from leather and old tires, they were cheap, durable, comfortable and we called them Ho Chi Minh specials.
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