Maggie Padlewska
- Oct 14
- 4 min
BRAVO WATBO!
As a nomadic creature, I was never one to settle in one place without thinking about or plotting my next departure. I was a migrant since...
Maggie Padlewska
- Sep 10
- 1 min
Delving back into the mind I thought I’d lost…
A side of me that I never knew before, appeared about two years ago. I felt confused and lost…navigating through a world I never chose to...
Maggie Padlewska
- Jul 26
- 1 min
I'm fascinated by ancient wisdom, traditional practices....
There are a lot of things that pique my interest in this world...none more so however than ancient wisdom, traditional practices, unique...
Maggie Padlewska
- Mar 10
- 1 min
A few more published...
It's always a pleasure to gain the interest of external media outlets in the local stories that I stumble upon here in Cambodia.......
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 19, 2021
- 1 min
SIEM REAP WELCOMES ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL/PASSENGER FLIGHT SINCE 2020
The sudden and drastic stop of international travel to Siem Reap (a city almost entirely reliant on the tourism industry) in early 2020,...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 2, 2021
- 4 min
KAAVAN: ONE YEAR AFTER, A "HAPPY ELEPHANT"
KAAVAN: One year after his epic relocation mission from a zoo in Pakistan to a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia. UPDATE - December 1, 2021...
Maggie Padlewska
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
Siem Reap: Under Construction
Ohhhhh Siem Reap.... My plan was never to stay in Cambodia. I was simply passing through as a traveller wanting to learn what I could...
Maggie Padlewska
- Aug 21, 2021
- 1 min
"Modern" Humans
Workers working tirelessly in the scorching heat to create a safe environment/shade for a rescued member of an endangered animal species....
Maggie Padlewska
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
AUG 2021: In the works...
1. “The Refuge” a documentary film focused on the Cambodian chapter of the now world-famous Asian elephant Kaavan’s story which reveals...
Maggie Padlewska
- Jul 15, 2021
- 1 min
#Kaavan: Moving Day
This morning, not long after sunrise, Asian elephant #Kaavan was led out of his temporary enclosure at the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary...
Maggie Padlewska
- Apr 24, 2021
- 1 min
It all started with a petition...
Proving that change is possible: Today, I take a moment to again congratulate all the amazing people who fought for Kaavan’s release...
Maggie Padlewska
- Apr 3, 2021
- 1 min
UPDATE: 03.04.21
A heartfelt THANK YOU to my family, my dear friend Nina and my Patrons for your ongoing support!!! This past month you gifted me some...
Maggie Padlewska
- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
#KAAVAN: Fieldwork Update (March 5, 2021)
Working tirelessly in the blazing heat, the staff at the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary are racing to complete elephant #Kaavan's new...
Maggie Padlewska
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Vegetable Garden Initiative (preview)
When people unite, amazing things happen… Yesterday I was invited to join my dear friend Naret of the GFTV Food Bank and a wonderful crew...
Maggie Padlewska
- Feb 9, 2021
- 1 min
Siem Reap UNDER CONSTRUCTION (Photos FEB.09.21)
Not long after international tourism came to a grinding halt (due to this global COVID-19 scenario) in this once bustling and vibrant...
Maggie Padlewska
- Feb 3, 2021
- 1 min
Here's what I'm currently working on...
While I am juggling a lot, I've created a PAGE to keep my supporters and/or newcomers to my site - in the loop. It is thanks YOUR support...
Maggie Padlewska
- Jan 18, 2021
- 1 min
“HAPPINESS IS FADING”at The Happy Ranch Horse Farm (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Trail riding along the edge of rice fields in rural communities and villages provided tourists with a unique experience and glimpse of...
Maggie Padlewska
- Jan 15, 2021
- 1 min
VIDEO: Painted Tile Workshop / Siem Reap, Cambodia
Despite an increase in cheaper tile imports - owner of Khmer Tile Handcraft, Chan Seng Kong, remains in business thanks to customers who...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 19, 2020
- 1 min
A French 19th Century Craft Lives On in Cambodia
Needing a small break from editing today, I took this opportunity to visit Khmer Floor Tile Handcraft in Siem Reap this afternoon - it's...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 19, 2020
- 1 min
DEAR MEDIA & CONTENT SEEKING COLLEAGUES...
I may not have a fancy office, resources of loads of expensive gear, but I work extremely hard to capture, document and share the stories...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Cher backs a campaign to free Bua Noi
It’s been a few weeks now since elephant Kaavan’s successful rescue and relocation mission from a zoo in Pakistan to the Cambodia...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 13, 2020
- 1 min
Currently working on...it's important!
This is a work in progress - a story that I am currently profoundly committed to. After seeing the awful way in which animals are treated...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
ANIMAL WELFARE: Not a one-day news story...
Since our childhoods, our Father would give my brothers and I envelopes as gifts on special occasions or holidays. In them, were...
Maggie Padlewska
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
KAAVAN'S EPIC JOURNEY
A story that was years in the making - was celebrated globally this week!!! Kaavan, the Asian elephant rescued from his sad 35-year...