To Kep via Kampot

We  are moving on an now going to Kep.  On the way,  we make a stop in the beautiful Kampot, which Wikipedia describes the shortest: „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 k...

... wwhere pepper grows...

Where pepper grows (The story may be boring (it's long), but I found it interesting) Kampot It was here in the thirteenth century that Chinese farmers began to grow pepper and went well enough that when at the turn of the nineteenth and early twentieth century these lands were taken by the French,...

Phnom Chiso - a local shrine

Yesterday, before the birthday party, we made a wonderful but tiring trip to the top of Chisor Mountain (the local people say it: Chiso).This is the most important place of cults for the whole region - on the days of religious and state holidays, crowds of believers and tourists come here from almos...

Birthday in a different climate

We haven’t forgotten that this is a special day  - Adek’s birthday. We did not want to make a fuss and not break the group out of the rhythm of intense visiting the area,  for celebration of the day. The secret could not be kept! We had to throw a party. Paweł - a Camboda’s resident for five yea...

Takeo - a school full of entusiasts

One of the goals of our trip to Cambodia is to support the local school of English.This school is run, or actually being built from scratch by two local enthusiasts, to serve those children and youth who, in a different situation, would not have any chance for education. One can help them in many w...

Takeo - The Killing Fields

We got to Takeo - 75 km south of Phnom Penh. Finally, we slowed down the pace. We are going to stay here for four nights! We started the day with breakfast in a small bistro run by a Frenchman. Of course, married to a Khmer woman. Then, we honoured the murdered by the Khmer Rouge. We chose the p...

Siem Reap vicinities

Today -  a day trip into  Siem Reap villages and mountains. From the Wikipedia: „The Phnom Kulen mountain range is located 30 km northwards from Angkor Wat. Its name means "mountain of the lychees". There is a sacred hilltop site on top of the range. Phnom Kulen is considered a holy mountain in C...

Just Angkor Wat

Listen, listen  to me!! You can be coming to Siem Reap many times. Each time new aspects of the beauty of this area are discovered here. But the most important attraction will remain the Angkor Wat temple and palace complex. Although it has already been described in all possible ways and photogra...