With a population of 200,000, and none of the exhaust pipe-belch intensity of Cambodia’s capital city Phnom Penh, it’s a good place to chill. It’s also home to Chan Thai Choeung, Cambodia’s only winery. It’s an enterprise that seems pure folly on paper, but that has somehow found success in a tropical climate that you’d expect to be viciously unfriendly to grape growing.“Imported foreign wine is available in foreigner-friendly restaurants in urban centers, but is an expensive, niche option”
Train staff loading up a motorbike onto one of the carriages. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
A view of the verdant Cambodian countryside. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
A father with his child at one of the village stops. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
The railway tracks intersecting one Cambodian village. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
A young couple sat in one of the train’s carriages. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
The train pulled up at its destination, Battambang. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
Chan and Seng, pictured with their wine. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
Grapes growing on the vine at Chan and Seng’s vineyard. Photo: Jamie Fullerton
Seng handing out samples of their last vintage. Photo: Jamie Fullerton