Country Info
- Phnom Penh
- Capital
- Riel (KHR)
- Currency
- 12,491,501
- Population
- KH
- Country Code
Travel Blogs from Koh Kong, Cambodia
Back in the land of noodle soup for breakfast
... worth it for US$5! I may still report them though! Then it was a local taxi into the nearby town of Koh Kong where I found somewhere to stay. Because I was late arriving unfortunately not been able to organise too much for today although hope ...
PHOTOS VIETNAM et CAMBODGE
Quelques photos sélectionnées parmi celles que j'ai prises au Vietnam mais aussi au Cambodge ce mois de septembre 2011. Il est impératif de cliquer pour agrandir ces photos dont quelques unes figurent déjà dans d'autres pages. ...
On the move along the coast
... guide book was out-of-date and the border didn't close til 8pm. Mick, who lives for half of the year in Krong Koh Kong, recommended one of the guesthouses and undertook to arrange transport for both of us from the border into town. The transport turned ...
Trek through the Jungle
Chi Phat Community Basted Ecotourism Project (CBET) Combining our desire to get off the beaten track in Cambodia with our desire to trek through its dense, unspoiled jungle, we found ourselves at Chi Phat's Community-Based Ecotourism Project ...
Back across the border to Cambodia.
Wasn't too sure if I'd get back across the border to Koh Kong or not, but turned out ok in the end. Left Ko Samet at 1pm, and got to Koh Kong for 9pm or so. ...
Mangrove forests and deserted beaches
... on the edge of the swamp that with a bit more research we probably would have stayed there instead of the disappointing town centre. Koh Kong is also the gateway to the Cardamon mountains which were tricky to get to so would have been good if we had ...
Lear sen hi Cambodia!
... Early Monday morning I take the six hour winding road trip by coach to my last destination in Cambodia - Krong Koh Kong; a border town only seven miles from the crossing into Thailand. I find a nice hotel overlooking the water and ...
Inside the rainbow
Just a four and a half hour drive through the Conservation Corridor took me to the border of Thailand and Cambodia at Koh Kong. The journey to one of the biggest provinces in the whole country is one of the best in Cambodia, weaving through the manifold ...
getting tan deeply
Hi there Today we,another German girl Anika, went to Koh Kong Island. The Largest Island in Cambodia, A Gulf of Thailand.the other side of here is very popular beaches. But This side, quiet & calm white sand beaches only for us. It took us ...
Drinking and riding?
... next border checkpoint. Within about 2min I realize my driver has been drinking as he's explaining to me about tourists coming to Cambodia and quickly passing through his town, he's a little surly and I'm not quite sure how this is going to play ...
Bonjour Cambodge
... avons donc payé les cinq dollars de racket pour pouvoir aller marchander le prix du taxi pour la gare routière de Koh Kong. Après débat on obtient : six dollars pour deux mais en scooter. Une fois a la gare les chauffeurs de scooter ...
No! We insist on paying for all of you to travel!
... ). After a couple of nights in the former "dodgy, wild west kinda town", we moved to the secluded tranquillity of Koh Kong Island, taking advantage of the sophisticated and luxurious speedboat taxi service, accompanied by an English couple, Mark ...
14 hours from Trat to Phnom Penh and worth it!
So, we got through the Cambodian border without any hitches and grabbed a taxi to Koh Kong (the nearest town to the border). The taxi driver was lovely and his english was excellent and it didn't take him long to use his Khmer charm to ask if he could be ...
Koh Kong, the new Koh Lanta?
After 3 relaxing days in Sihanoukville I decided to move on to Bangkok and took a first bus to the border city, Koh Kong. After a 3 hours ride, the bus arrived and I found a good hotel thanks to a German guy that I had met on the bus earlier. I did not ...
A sticking point
... us through the tough times... After 6 nights here I fancied something different, something that didn't involve alcohol, so ventured to Koh Kong - a town touching the border with Thailand. It's a very quiet fishing town with a standard grotty market ...
The beach and the jungle
... pain to be inflicted upon ever muscle in my body before. I felt great afterwards but mainly because she had finished! I took the bus to Koh Kong which was my last stop in Cambodian right next to the Thai border. Here I stayed at a nasty little guest house ...
Last Night in Cambodia
... at no charge, they will hold your passport until your return. There are buses, speedboats and taxis to the main places in Cambodia from Koh Kong. About $11 by bus to Sihanoukville and $25 to Phnom Penh. Everything seems to leave in the morning. Just ...
Yet another bus ride
... I called the hotel Paul recommended (The Asian), and booked 2 single rooms for $15 each. Got on and we were off for Koh Kong. Rather uneventful trip. We transferred to another bus about halfway and each had 2 seats to ourselves for the second half. When ...
Back for a day of laundry before heading out again
... sure what they were. One had claws in it so I passed on that one but apparently it was papaya salad. Koh Kong is a little different than Phnom Penh were the rains tend to just hit in the afternoon. Koh Kong can get full ...
The Innocent Other?
... to the mainland followed by a bus to Trat, a huge crossroads for those wishing to cross the border by foot from Thailand into Cambodia. So far, no problems, paid less by taking multiple local buses versus the tourist bus, so yes, a little proud, ...
had 2 litre of coconuts juice
... , done my washing and listening a Mahler's lieder on ipod in looking at thached back garden. Yesterday was thundering rain but today dry clear day, We, same German girls to go to Koh kong Island to swimming tomorrow. So Far I can tell you. Ciao ciao Yumi ...
Quite New Years on a Tropical Island
... nearby pub did so stopped off there before heading to my room. Once here went online a bit before calling it a night. Day 1 - Koh Kong Island and Mangroves of Peam Krasaop WilfLife Sactuary Was picked up from my guesthouse at 8am then taken to the ...
The Road (Cambodia and the Mekong)
... respect you, they respect the road and the rules of the road. So here is the thing, how is it that I was more terrified in Cambodia than anywhere else. I think it is partly due to luck and the roads that I took (in the north Vietnam there was no one ...