Bokor Mountain Lodge Kampot

Today we did something that my (Sheena's) parents wouldn't approve of...<br>We rented a motorcycle.<br><br>In order to rent a motorcycle in Cambodia, customers must undergo a rigorous interview process: <br><br>Us: Hi, we'd like to rent a motorcycle.<br>Them: Ok. Do you want an old or new?<br>Us: Uh..what's the difference?<br>Them: Old bikes break down half the time.<br>Us: Okay, we'll take a new bike.<br>Them: You have license, right?<br>Us: Uh..yes?<br>Them ...

hello everyone i am now in aplace called kampot its a nice place but feals slightly like and old wild west town the roads are quit wide but not much traffic and the bildings are old frenceh style<br><br>on the first day i just chilled in the town and sat down by the riverside <br><br>the next day i got up early and rented a motor bike aslo known as moto in se asia i was riddind all day round the country side went to see some caves and went to the nere by town called kep which is ...

... so I had a little gastronomic journey through some of the local specialities:- Coconut Calamari, Trey Amok (a yummy fish curry) and Lok Lac (strips of beef in a Kampot pepper sauce) Kampot is famous for it's pepper, possibly the best in the world.<br><br>You'll be pleased to hear that I burnt off these excesses with an 18km cycle ride. It was a lovely ride, along the river, at the foot ...

... tuk shouting at us and the driver and were quite aggressive. We told them that we wouldn't sort anything out till we had passed through the border, we didn't really want to hire a ride on a motorcycle as neither Mei nor I had ever been on one before, they didn't look particularly trustworthy and we had our massive bags to carry.<br>We passed through the border relatively easily although the Cambodian police asked us lots of questions and wanted to know how we had found out about this ...

... fear of snakes!). Nevertheless I sucked up my fear, walked back over the bamboo bridge over the pond and we went to have lunch in the bar, which overlooks the calm waters of the river. The food was great and we had a couple of beers watching the fish beneath our dangling feet in the water below. <br><br>There was a group of girls from France, Belgium and Canada all speaking French and we joined up with them to hire a boat to go up to the rapids &#8211 ...

Well the aim was to go snorkelling yesterday but the rain set in so it was cancelled. Quite good I thought, rather than go out for bad visibility; cancel. So yesterday was DVD watching and rain watching. But today the weather is great. Minibus pick up at 8.30 then a 40 min drive to the south pier. Because of the ...

... their country in the name of the United States. An ex-politician and eminent peer - one of the status quo who's tucked away in some multi or triple million pound mansion house - said on the box a couple of nights ago that if they were allowed in, they'd walk into jobs that British nationals don't want to do. Is that so? How revelatory! What would they expect to really find here? The streets paved with gold; money growing on trees? They may, if they're lucky ...