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 ...

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...

The lease contract

Well, what’s said, is said ... The contract has been signed. The deposit and other formalities have been settled. The apartment is ours! For three full years. We were working on the content of the contract four of us: Mrs. Hao, her son, Sophea and me. As you can see in the pictures, we adopted a ...

In Kampot, for a longer time

Kampot. Kampot. Kampot! That was our choice. It happened to be the place on earth! After two days of touring the city, looking at dozens of places to rent, with the help of the indispensable Sophea (read: Sopeea), who is my Khmer adviser, I made the decision: together with Adek we rented a house f...

Once agai in Kampot for a while

I came to Kampot for a moment. I'm doing something here with a better or worse effect. The city has its charm. Although the end of the season is fast approaching, there are tourists all over. The city itself is vibrant and is developing at an unprecedented pace. It seems that the Cambodians are inv...

Shopping kitchen appliances at the Takeo market

Time for shopping for very small kitchen equipment that will make it easier to have fun while cooking Khmer dishes. "Conversations" with the stall owners, although limited for linguistic reasons, nice and full of mutual smiles. And the prices are crazy: from 1 to 3 USD!

Suddenly to Phnom Penh

 Sunday. It was supposed to be a day in the shade, with a book, at ease, a day of reflection, summaries and plans ... Meanwhile, it turned out that everything must be put away and go to Phnom Penh! Our doctor must extend his visa – if he doesn’t get it in time he can face severe punishment. I'm g...