Blogs from Kampot, South, Cambodia, Asia - page 12

Ok so now we have taken a bus to Kampot. Its about a 4-5 hour trip from Phnom Penh and is what I would probably call the Margaret River of Cambodia. It's a lot more laid back and with a helluva lot less traffic. We stayed at the Rikitikitavi Guesthouse and have had the best time so far. This place is perfect. It must be good because every conversation Maureen talks about is of returning here or possible business ventures for the right people and also saying that she could happily live here!. The guesthouse is right on the river and the rooms are clean and comfortable ($40 per night in the off season). The food is out of this world and the staff are its best asset. The owners are ex pats ( We met ... read more

We noticed the continental breakfast on the menu at the restaurant yesterday so we’re back to sample it ... After a great breakfast we chat to people at the guesthouse. The local coconut ice-cream man comes on his daily round and it would be rude not to try it - just as I thought: delicious! After that, we're back on the bike and off in the opposite direction to yesterday. We end up driving through a lovely village, with lots of friendly people and we meet one little girl who seems to think I look totally hilarious. She is giggling and chattering away in Khmer, pointing at my sunglasses, helmet and shorts. The older girl with her tries to restrain her but the little one is not having any of it. Rik gets the camera out ... read more

We are leaving the island today. I get up later than intended and have breakfast on the beach and chill with Yuka. He unfortunately has fever and the walk yesterday probably hasn’t helped. Rik joins us and we spend the whole morning chatting. I was intending to climb the hill on the island but it is already 12 and probably not such a good idea in the heat. One of the families on the island has brought a couple of dogs with them. One of them is crazy about this battered ball that it carries everywhere and is always on the lookout for someone to play with. Today, it finds a willing victim in Rik and keeps placing the ball in front of him (adjusting it to exactly the same spot each time), waits for him ... read more

By Monday morning I was way past being ready for a shower and so I made my way from Rabbit Island, back through Kep and onto Kampot. I had to pay a hefty tuk-tuk fee of $7 for the 24km journey as circumstances prevented me catching my bus. No big deal because hey, what would $7 get you in Perth? Not much. I enjoyed zipping through the country side with the wind in my hair and smiley locals waving and shouting greetings along the way. I had a scary moment when my tuk-tuk driver pulled the bike to a stop in the middle of nowhere, only to produce a yellow plastic bag filled with peanuts. Much to my surprise he had stopped especially to provide me with a complimentary snack for the journey. You can imagine ... read more

En se promenant dans la ville de Kep, on aperçoit nos premiers singes sauvages. Évidemment nous sommes très excités de les apercevoir d’aussi près. Il y avait même une mère avec son petit bébé collé sur son ventre. Ils étaient plus d’une dizaine de singes qui ce promenaient en plein milieu de la rue en quête de petits fruits tombés des arbres. Nous prenions des photos d’eux et là tout d’un coup, un mâle dominant qui était plus gros que tout les autres a commencé à courir après Seb. Tout c'est passé tellement vite, que dans sa tête, il se dit ; soit je continue à courir pendant 2 km en laissant ma bien-aimé derrière moi et peut-être même que la tribu de singe kidnappera ma dulcinée à tout jamais…Attention musique de film d’horreur….toudoudou…. Et la ... read more