Andy Brouwer - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Adventure seeker with a particular love for exploring CAMBODIA and its incredible history, culture and people. My first trip out there was in 1994, a white-knuckle ride of an adventure that hooked me for life. I have returned each year since, on the hunt for long-lost ancient temples in the Cambodian countryside, but also to meet up with my Khmer friends too. Though Cambodia has much to offer visitors, its the welcome and warmth of its people that are its greatest attraction. I now live & work in Phnom Penh. If I can help you with anything Cambodia-related, just ask.....Music lover with a consuming interest in reggae legends, STEEL PULSE and lots more bands and individuals ranging from the maestro Ennio Morricone to Roy Hill/Cry No More to Yaz Alexander to Gabbidon to Tony Hinnigan/Incantation to Black Roots to Percy Dread/The Natural-Ites to Billy Bragg to Strawbs and so on. I'm particularly proud to host the web's largest unofficial archive on Steel Pulse and welcome input from any other Pulseheads in cyberspace......I'm a book-worm with a serious interest in books on Cambodia and Southeast Asia, and much more besides.....I'm also a football and sports fan, in particular a life-time supporter of Leeds United and more locally, Kidderminster Harriers. My creaking bones have meant that I've now given up playing regularly and have reverted to spectating......For a greater insight into my interests, particularly my travelogues and photos from my visits to Cambodia and my insatiable interest in Steel Pulse, go to my website at:.... http://ANDYBROUWER.CO.UK...... Also have a look at my Phnom Penh adventures via my updated daily Blog at http://ANDYBROUWER.BLOGSPOT.COM.

My Interests

All things Cambodia, so much so that I've moved here, a wide variety of music particularly reggae band Steel Pulse, attending live gigs, football, books, authoring my website at WWW.ANDYBROUWER.CO.UK and whatever else takes my fancy.

Movies:

The Killing Fields...The Mission...The Deerhunter...Once Upon A Time in America...Cinema Paradiso...City of Joy...The Birds...Papillon...Serpico...The Good, The Bad & The Ugly...Once Upon A Time In The West...A Fistful of Dollars...Salvador...The Onion Field...Cape Fear...The Godfather...Schindler's List...Fateless...Twelve Angry Men...and more besides.

Books:

Haing S Ngor's 'Surviving The Killing Fields (A Cambodian Odyssey)'.......both books by Loung Ung; 'First They Killed My Father' and 'Lucky Child'......'River of Time' by Jon Swain.....Chanrithy Him's 'When Broken Glass Floats'......Geraldine Cox's 'Home Is Where The Heart Is'.....'Cambodia Now' by Karen Coates.....Geoff Ryman's latest novel 'The King's Last Song'..... 'Highways To A War' by Christopher J Koch.....'Angkor' by Dawn Rooney.....David Chandler's 'Brother Number One' & 'Voices from S-21'.....'Bones That Float' by Kari Grady Grossman..... Robert Ludlum's 'The Bourne Identity' alongside anything by the same author.....all books by Eric van Lustbader, James Clavell and Jeffrey Deaver...... just to name a few.

Heroes:

Terry Cooper, Charlie Green, Graham Mackenzie, Francois de Recci & more to follow.

My Blog

Phnom Penh - a place to call home

I'm here at last. I've landed in Phnom Penh to begin a new chapter in my life. I've been here many times before of course, but this time it's for keeps. I have a new job, I have a place to stay, and I...
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:00:00 PST

Rainy Days and Mondays - unplugged

Last night, the Java Lounge in Moseley, Birmingham witnessed the birth of an exciting new singing duo, Rainy Days and Mondays - and in years to come I can say, "I was there." Its the brainchild of est...
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 02:19:00 PST

New Guidebook - To Cambodia With Love

- will be one of eight brand new guidebooks launched in the spring of 2008 by ThingsAsian Press, based on the successful formula trail-blazed by To Asia With Love: A Connoisseurs' Guide to Cambodia, ...
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 06:36:00 PST

Big News in the offing...?

Actually this is a blog about not much at all....apart from some BIG NEWS affecting me that will be announced very soon...okay, its all linked into books, publishing, Cambodia...get the picture yet?.....
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:13:00 PST

New Blog replaces old Blog

I've just started a brand new Blog at: http://andybrouwer.blogspot.com which replaces my original Andy's Open Door webpage on my main website. Comments welcome....
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Sat, 20 May 2006 03:40:00 PST

Cambodia...and Steel Pulse

The two consuming interests of mine are Cambodia and Steel Pulse. Both very different but both play an important role in my life. I was lucky enough to go to Cambodia in 1994 and have returned each ye...
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Sun, 30 Apr 2006 02:46:00 PST

Day 1 on myspace.com

Under pressure to conform...only kiddin'....I've signed-up for a piece of myspace.com to introduce myself and more importantly my own personal website, where you'll find comprehensive travel...
Posted by Andy Brouwer on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 04:24:00 PST