kampot town

Discovering Kampot town

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July 11th 2016
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 ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Kampot

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more