Recreation by rthe river

Kampot is situated on the Praek Tuek Chhu river which has about 20 km to before it flowsinto the Gulf of Thailand. It has quite a fast current. At the high tide of the Gulf, the river flows "uphill". In addition to the difficulties in water sports, there is one serious problem: all dirt and rubbish...

Around the house

Just sitting in our bar and just watching life on the street brings us topics for the blog entries. Iwonka - a devotee of cats - will not let anyone appearing in the area. "Our" Kama, a month ago, gave birth to babies that she did not show in public. Herself appears rarely, probably looking for an...

Around Kampot VI

The last stop of our trip around the massif of the Bokor Mountain was at the highest elevation (1060 m above sea level) where there are some temples and a small Buddhist monastery. From the observation platform we could see the port city of Sihanoukville (now 100% mastered by the Chinese) and the V...

Around Kampot V

Next stop is the Bokor Mountain top and there: Bokor Hill Station (1000 m above sea level) refers to a collection of French colonial buildings (hotel & casino, church, royal residence etc.) constructed as a temperate mountain luxury resort and retreat for colonial residents in the early 1920s atop ...

Around Kamapot IV

This time we bought a trip to the Bokor mountain where, apart from the remains of a beautiful national park (tomorrow about it), there is a monument of the goddess Yeay Mao. Yeay Mao or Lok Yeay Mao (Grandma Mao) is an ancient mythical heroine and a divinity in the local popular form of Buddhism an...

Around Kampot IV

Tireless Lim and his tuk-tuk took us to a settlement on the water located in the middle of the mangrove forest. Here is more about this natural phenomenon: Mangroves This settlement fulfills several roles. One of them is recreation on the water in houses on stilts, and the other is to inform visi...

Around Kampot II

We are moving on. The same gravel road that looks like it is sprinkled with red chilli powder. I feel the fire in my eyes. We keep shaking in the tuk-tuk through successive villages and arable fields where children (all) smile and wave their hands. These smiles are honest. Those of the adults are ...

Around Kampot I

We decided to hire Lim to take us around the vicinities unknown to Iwona. The attraction of such an expedition, apart from visiting the destination, is passing through the surrounding villages and watching Cambodians struggle with everyday reality. The farming (no matter what is growing on the lan...