Cat mums?

There is a cafe in Kampot run by a European lady, whose aim is to look after cats. The cats which are lucky to get under her protection, have wonderful, merry cat life Visitors who want to play with the cats must take off their shoes and disinfect their hands. All donations are welcome. Iwonka -...

At home and in the garden

Our garden which saves us with its greenery from the view of the car workshop, got its last arrangement: we unveiled the blooming strelitzias. They are not as impressive as those from botanical gardens, but they are ours! Bred in spartan conditions. Last evenings were a little less humid, so we sa...

The Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year is being celebrated here throughout this week. Cambodians work a little, eat a lot and rest, among other places in Kep by the Gulf of Thailand. We also went there with additional motivation and pleasure of meeting four Poles from the group that Paweł was touring around Cambodia...

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 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...