Kampot was how I had imagined Cambodia to feel, sleepy and quaint. It was rewarding to get away from the hum of city life in Phnom Penh, and breathe fresh air. Everything in our hotel was huge. Huge rooms, with high ceilings, winding staircases and a large terrace overlooking the square below. Took a day trip to see the local sights, the dilapidated seaside town of Kep, Rabbit Island and a pepper plantation. Trips to plantations always puzzle me, as there really isn't an awful lot to see, the pepper plantation was no different. Rabbit Island was nice enough but the boat ride over was more exciting to me than lazing around on the beach. Boker Hill Station is one of the strangest places I've ever had the privilege of visiting. Built in the 1920's as
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