We stayed in Kampot for 4 nights at the very end of our Cambodian adventure. We wanted to arrange our Vietnamese visa here and then travel overland to Can Tho via the Ha Tien border crossing roughly 1.5hours drive south of Kampot. We had planned to meet up with my friend Sammy, here who is …
So… we arrived at Avocado Guesthouse relieved that we’d survived the journey but also eager to go and book some trekking. Whilst in Siem Reap we’d been messaging Sam Veasna regarding their gibbon experience. The emails were a bit erratic, so we decided we’d just speak to them via their representative at the Hefalump Café …
We’d heard horror stories, but, although the day was long, it was straight – forward. We bought our ticket from Kampot- Can Tho from Mad Monkey Hostel in Kampot where we were staying. The bus company was called Kep Tours and the ticket cost $16 per person. We were collected at 930am and drove around …
The first reason is our previous blog post – “Kratie – Kayaking, Dolphins and why it shouldn’t be missed” – it really was a great day – so please read and go do for yourself! From our guesthouse on the river front road in Kratie, you can look out onto the Mekong and a large island …
Top tip for the best sunrise picture of Angkor Wat: see below! Yeh, this is a joke: here’s my tip… just enjoy the sunrise over one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and then buy a picture taken by a professional photographer and comprehend how utterly laborious that must have been for them …
Cambodia has a lot to offer; ancient temple ruins, interesting history and buildings in Phnom Penh, beautiful beaches and islands, but a lot of people miss out the beautiful yet troubled far east (see our post on Mondulkiri Province) and the Mekong region; including Kratie! Kratie (pronounced ‘Kra- Chi’ by the way) is a small …