Blogs from Kampot, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 3

A much quieter night last night. Decided to discover Kampot on foot today after being coupd up in a tuktuk all day yesterday. Walked the 2km into town and eschewed the usual breakfast of fried rice in favour of banana waffles and a cappuccino in a little place on the riverfront. Kampot's tree-lined waterfront promenade really can be described as elegant and a lot of the colonial shop houses are in very good repair. Took a stroll through the local market, there is an amazing variety of fish, vegetables, fruits and spices on offer. If the market roof had been 6 inches higher it would have been easier to negotiate the jumble of alleyways but it's only about 5'4" which is fine for the average Cambodian but otherwise a litle tough. Decided a haircut was in ... read more

I decided that I would designate yesterday as Sunday and had a lazy day reading my book, and packing my gear ready to travel today. Today should have been 8 hours on busses from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh then on to Kampot. The first leg was the long one at 6 hours and I was a little worried we weren't going good to get into Phnom Penh in time to make the onward connection but got there right on time. The buses between the major cities are very good with reclining seats, air conditioning, charge points for phones etc and WiFi. Waited 45 minutes for the bus to Kampot which was a smaller 20 seater type but also with air-conditioning, WiFi, charge points. This leg should have been a 2 hour journey but it took ... read more

Kampot is known for its fragrant pepper and durian, a spikey football-size fruit with divine stinky flesh for which many would spend their last dollar. Every time I look at the large statue of the durian gracing the center of a roundabout in this sleepy town, I remember when I tried durian in a fruit shake while in Indonesia. It stank like puke. Hence I nearly puked. Every evening the fishing boats motor out to sea on the Kampot River, a calm stretch of water fringed by mangroves. I found a lovely riverside resort with private bungalows and a veranda overlooking the river. From the dock I could jump in the river and swim in its still waters. I was tempted to laze about for several days, take in a massage or two, get a pedicure ... read more

Geo: 10.61, 104.18I was originally intending this to be a lazy day in Phnom Penh and to be quite honest we could both do with a rest but with our love of buses we are on the move again. Today we are heading to Kampot and I have booked a hotel pick up with GiantIbis buses for an express - fast and dangerous by all accounts ! - 2 1/2 hour drive south. Kampot supposedly has the finest collection of French colonial architecture remaining in Cambodia although most of it has seen better days. We will see.We are due to be picked up at our hotel any time after 07:00 so we are up early at 05:30 for a cuppa to start the day off. Breakfast doesn't officially start till 07:00 but we check-out at 06:30 ... read more

La journée démarre par un premier départ de Solène et Vinz pour le Laos suivit très rapidement du départ de Bastien pour l'Australie ( Gros big up à vous trois ce fut un plaisir ) Nous voila maintenant chamboullé une toute nouvelle équipe de barang est créer! le premier choix fut de changer de guest house pour ce rapproche de la ville direction la titi guest house tenu par des bretons hélas totalement irrespectueux de leurs personnels cambodgien ... Par la suite grosse location de Motor bike à la semaine suivit d'une petite balade en amont d'une rivière ou les Cambodgien ont pour habitude de ce baigner!... read more