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...

In the capital - for a while

The Ukrainian airlines have done an excellent job and brought us happilly to Bangkok, and from there only a frog jump with AirAsia to Phnom Penh. An hour fight. The whole journey took 26 hours. The breaks in Berlin (after the bus ride to the airport), Kiev and Bangkok allowed us to recover in the ...

The city of Kampot

Since our goal is Kampot, here are a few lines about this city by Wikipedia: "Kampot a city in southern Cambodia and the capital of Kampot Province. It is situated at the Praek Tuek Chhu river southeast of the Elephant Mountains and around 5 km from the Gulf of Thailand. It became Cambodia's most ...

From Wisełka (Poland) into the world.

Alea iacta est ... Gaius Julius Caesar was supposed to say this on January 10, 49 BC. We're saying this in August 2018! Will it be our Rubicon? It's time to leave for Cambodia.  We are taking goodbye to the Polish summer which has unexpectedly been with us since May this year. Even on the beach it...

Before we set off

It's been over five months  since I left Kampot. When I came to Poland in mid-March, it seemed to me that we had a very long time in front of us to prepare for our move to Cambodia. The time has been running out ... We decided to take our belongings with us, which would allow us to quickly organi...

Supporting local education

As you know, for several years we have been going to Cambodia and we always stop for a while in Takeo, where in the region we have extensive contacts with several educational institutions. They are: ASEAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL in Angkor Borei ASEAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL in Krong HOME FOR KIDS INTE...