Plumbing and garden shopping.

Shopping day: Punctually at 9:00 Mr Lim was waiting outside the house and we went shopping for fitting the 3 (in words: three) bathrooms and hot water in the kitchen. The latter is rare here in homes, because water in the tap is never very cold, right? But this is not enough for our perception of h...

South of Kampot

It’s all has started in Sihanoukville!! Gregory McCann is seriouosly concerned: „Sihanoukville was once a hippie enclave, perhaps the detritus of Pattaya expats who could no longer afford the rising costs of Thailand. Those Sihanoukville expats are now washing up in Kampot, but with the arrival of...

Field work

Everyday life consists of surprises among other things. This time the surprise was a rubble on the other side of the street, right in front of our house. This was not the case when I was signing the rental contract. It was not beautiful either, but what we found on our arrival frightened us that we...

And waht about us?

As blood is thicker than water … we cannot stop worrying about our part of Kampot, that is, the city on the eastern side of the river where we live. Gregory McCann relentlessly writes: „…but the east side of the river, where the old French villas are found, is in trouble too: China has designs on ...

We've arrived in Kampot

Today was a rather difficult day: Kamel’s transfer to Kampot. A complicated task for the untrained carriers of untamed kitten who is being torn away from the family. The minivan had to drive into the house (!) so that the calmed down kitten jumped out and immediately hid in the nooks and crannies....

Meanwhile, on the west side of the river ...

Let's continue the Kampot story: Because of our personal worries, please, read a few words on the Chinese investents in the Province of Kampot, on the western side of the river – a huge dam to make money on selling electricity! "The expected benefits of these projects are huge, including cheap ele...

On the way to Kampot - takeo

From Phnom Penh, Sophea - our Khmer friend and irreplaceable contact in essential matters on the spot – is taking to Kampot in his minivan which can hold all our luggage (66 kgs – a bit over the airline limits). Halfway there, we’re making a stop in Takeo, where Paweł lives - Our Man in Cambodia. I...

Chinese threat?

Now a little bit about threats from Chinese investors. Gregory McCann keeps writing: ‘The sleepy town and all who love it are in for a rude awakening, [unfortunately] Chinese-style. Four different sources have confirmed to me that 8,000 Chinese businessmen are currently scouring every inch of Kamp...