Bopha Koh Kong Hotel
Travel Blogs from Koh Kong
Rain didn't stop play!
... down. Faced with the deluge, there was nothing for it but to dive in the river and get wet. We had the place to ourselves as all the other guests were out on day trips of one kind or another and there was hardly any river traffic. It was really peaceful swimming along in the rain in the middle of this massive river with not a soul about. When we returned to the tent, ...
Running the Gauntlet
Brian calls the days we cross borders: running the gauntlet, and it is to a degree.
First, we had to leave Pipat's, which required driving 40km very slowly in an old truck with a large water tank on the back. Then we travelled by taxi to Trat. Finding an ATM while dodging taxi drivers, we had no idea where the bus station was. I ducked into a guest house, and a very kind man gave me a map and ...
Cambodia; one massive sleepover
... you only find in an out of the way backpacker place. There was the fabulous Frenchman who had driven his motorbike all the way from France over 2 years and had enough stories of border crossings in Iraq, and highwaymen in India to fill hours and hours. There was the middle aged Dutchman of indeterminate age and name (he was vague on both) who had dreadlocks down to his waist, from his beard. There were the young energetic hippies hoping to start ...
I swear that Jungle trees had built in ATM's
... to do.
A taxi, bus, car and boat ride later we finally arrived in Chii Pat Jungle village. On arrival we sat in the park headquarters and checked out the price list for jungle treks and mountain biking. Reaaaaally?!?! Again?!?! We still don't have enough money! FF#@***@# ...So after much deliberation and some serious budgeting we finally came up with a plan for three days of awesome budget adventuring. Never mind that this left us with only a ...
Cambodia's beaches here i come...
... was hoping id get a few more soakings. This went on for about 5 or 6 days by the way, right on to sihanoukville…
Its Friday the blad de blah of April sometime…. And I have had a pretty lazy but good day… I have been in Sihanoukville for the past few days and so this will be the final catch up on the blog and probably the last post for Cambodia.... I am in my room as I type, I am sweltering as lately its been hot, around 40 degrees though not always sunny all ...