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- Phnom Penh
- Capital
- Riel (KHR)
- Currency
- 12,491,501
- Population
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Kampot Slideshow
Kampot
Travel Blogs from Kampot, Cambodia
Kampot, Kep and Kompong Trach
... catch of fish for the day - she was so proud, and the tiny little kids riding adults bikes that were way to big for them but they managed just by standing on the pedals, a very cute sight. Kampot and its surrounds has really been a highlight in ...
Kampot Awakening
I did not mean to come here. Originally, the plan was "to do" Cambodia in two weeks and then continue to Vietnam. I had no idea I'd fall in love with Phnom Penh and stay there for a month. I had no idea that this trip to Kampot (a tiny town with ...
Bokor National Park
Trent and I (the aussie guy I met in Sihanoukville) took a taxi to Kampot, about a 3 hour drive. We each paid $3 for the ride, but they packed 7 of us (including the driver) into the tiny four door car. For 3 hours I was smushed between the window and a ...
Golf Competition, Chillin and Cycling in Kampot
... cycled back the same route and I managed to develop some lovely tan marks down my back. After the cooler weather in Vietnam, Cambodia is very hot! That afternoon Dan drove us to a holiday resort with a private beach. We ordered some drinks and headed out ...
volunteering
... of the rice paddies from the classroom window. but by the time the second class finished, it was dark. and in small town cambodia, dark is really, really dark. surrounded by bike traffic, on those rocky bumpy red dirt roads, with a crappy bike with ...
and... relax
... will generally say "nothing" with no hint of guilt or regret and nobody judges because everyone has the same plans. It won't show you Cambodia but it's a very nice place to be. But don't ask the bar staff if they are able to wheelie the tuk tuk.... Trust ...
Phnom Phen
... wasn't nearly as heavy. We got our flights to Sri Lanka sorted out, checked out the central market and paid a visit to the royal palace. It was a nice way to finish our time here in the capitol city of Cambodia. Next stop is Siem ...
Kep, Kampot and The Cardamom Mountains
... a couple of small beaches of sand imported from elsewhere but we had a swim anyway which was lovely. This part of Cambodia was a real Khmer Rouge stronghold and is full of abandoned homes riddled with bullet holes and , you can't really ask about ...
A Dog's Dinner
... day, after we parted from the group, a crowded local bus took us on a dusty road to Ha Tien, our border crossing to Cambodia. We were surrounded by families, people smoking, with some hopping out windows because there was no way to walk up the aisle. ...
The Shining
Hallo zusammen, seit vorgestern bin ich in Kampot, einer kleinen Stadt an der Suedkueste von Kambodscha, keine 50 km von der vietnamesischen Grenze entfernt. Die Stadt selbst gibt ausser einem sehenswerten Wat mit daran angeschlossenem ...
Insights from Kampot: Enjoying the current moment
Know where you want to be and trust that you'll get there. In the meantime, relax and enjoy where you currently ...
Insights From Kampot: a joyful journey
A joyful journey towards my destination is a destination of its ...
Sihanoukville and Kampot
... Super Bowl. So I watched the Steelers win while in Shianoukville, Cambodia. Never thought I would watch the big game in Cambodia, but now I have. Then off to Kampot by taxi. This was a scam though. We had paid for a taxi to share the day before for ...
Phu Quoc
Phu Quoc Island used to be a prison colony during the French colonial rule and during the war with the Americans. It was then used as a re-education camp after independence in 1975. It is now a tourist hotspot teeming with new constructions. There are ...
Ghost Town
... the words, it was something familiar yet very strange... unexpected in that space and time... it was Romanian Gypsy music... in Kampot? Cambodia? yup! there was a compilation that some french tourist gave it to the bar tender and he liked it and played ...
Dirt-biking - 2nd stop Kampot, 3rd stop Bokor NP
... angry being there. Plus the weather isn't great, so I'm not sure its worth staying at a beach for 3 days seeing as I leave Cambodia on the 30th for Malaysia. Basically I don't know what to do now - something will sort itself out soon ...
Khmer Rouges last stand
... nbsp; Kampot. Cambodia Matkalla Kep:sta Sihanoukvilleen paatettiin pysahtya yoksi tanne Kampotin uinuvaan joenvarsi kaupunkiin. Kampot itsessaan ...
Alaska Super Club
Kampot er en lille hyggelig by i det sydlige Cambodia. Vores lyst til at tage hertil, bundede i hvad der i guiedebogen loed som et vaeldigt indbydende treck til den saakaldte 'Bokor Hill Station' taet herved. Bokor er en lille landsby i ...
Desterted town in the mountains
Kampot had been on the cards since we had a recommendation from someone we met in Laos about 'perhaps the best guest house ever!'. She certainly wasn't wrong when we arrived at Bodhi Villa and settled into our bungalow that floated on the river. Spending ...
Down by the river
... . We were both pretty surprised at the poor conditions that the soldiers and their families were living in - it seems Cambodia (like the UK) feels it unnecessary to provide clean living quarters for military personnel. After the hill station, we ...
Insights From Kampot: East and West
From my perspective, the main difference between East and West is the concept of capturing the moment (or day). In the West, capturing the moment means to make the best out of it: grab opportunities, take actions to secure a better future, and ...
Kampot
... was very funny. Also some really good meat which i have no idea what it was! But mainly i felt very welcome. Kampot province i lovely and the whole week i got lots of comments on how beautiful i was - having white skin and a western nose ...
Kampot part 2...
... . We picked mango fresh from the tree and went to a pepper plantation which was awesome. The area produces tonnes of ‘Kampot’ pepper for export; the peppercorns we tasted were incredibly fiery! So sadly, we had to leave the lovely Kampot, the ...
Kampot
I've been in Kampot for the last few days. On Tuesday I did a tour up to Bokor National Park. At the top is a huge old hotel/casino and loads of other buildings including a church, police station, post office and a secondary hotel further from ...
Peaceful kampot
After the chaos of Sihanouk Ville we arrived in the charming and peaceful Kampot, feeling as though we were getting a true taste of Cambodia. As a big river city this place isn't centered on tourism but trade and wait for it... PEPPER!!! Yes that's right ...
Ong Lang Beach
... is part of Cambodia, but it is not. It was until the French came, but now it is part of Vietnam. It is contested by Cambodia, so there is a large military build up on the North of the island pointing towards Cambodia which can be seen as it is only a few ...
The South Coast
... a strange sensation wandering around the crumbling corridors imagining both the parties and the horrors that have taken place there. This being Cambodia though they'd set up an impromptu cafe at the edge of the building where we had lunch. In a country ...
Kampot
... ; street vendors. The next day I joined a tour of Bokor Nat'l Park. The park is the largest nature preserve in Cambodia and also home to an abandoned resort town at the top of the mountain. The king had a small palace in the area and ...