Plantations of Black Pepper | Salt and Pepper – Kampot

Road to Kampot – Black Pepper Plantations A good paved road connects Kep with Kampot, it is only a short trip about 30-40 mins to Kampot. Leaving the crab/seafood market we continued along the seafront turning left at the statue of Vishnu (route 33a),  left again at the white horse monument to  route 33 the […]

Beachside – Seafood market at Kep – Cambodia

Beachside promenade – seafood market The popularity of Kep in earlier times as a seaside resort is still evident in the wide sidewalks built along the seashore, the many public sculptures/statues erected in the area, including a gilded statue of King Sihanouk on the beachside  promenade. Early morning saw us on the beachside promenade  to watch the  […]

Beachhouse at Kep | Seaside Resort

Kep an attractive seaside resort Kep is an attractive  seaside resort.  A dark green forest covers the headland, the sea lies on three sides, brightly colored fishing boats dot the surface of its sparkling waters on a sunny day. It was late in afternoon when we arrived, the city quiet and peaceful. Kep is  warm […]

Caves of Kampong Trach – Kampot – Caves

Kampot –  a rural province After lunch we traveled through the province known as  Kampot to visit the Kampong Trach limestone caves. The mountains of Kampong Trach became one of the last Khmer Rouge strongholds. Phnom Voar is where the victims of the 1994 Khmer Rouge kidnappings were held. Kampot is  the name of the […]

Tonle (Lake) Bati – Hindu Temple – Phnom Chisor

On the shores of (Lake) Tonle  Bati Traveling to Kep we stopped at Tonle or Lake Bati a popular lakeside  picnic area. There are dozens of bamboo platforms with thatched roofs, complete with hammocks to relax in, on the shores of the lake. Tonle, means ‘lake’ in Khmer. Tonle or Lake  Bati is a very […]

Traditional Homes – country Cambodia

 Outside Phnom Penh – country Cambodia Wide dusty streets greet us as we enter small towns in the rural areas.  The provincial areas outside Phnom Penh are low-lying with fields of rice as the main crop. About traditional homes today Traditional homes  in rural areas have wooden frames, a gabled – thatched, tiled or iron […]

Temple of Ta Prohm | Takeo

Ta Prohm Temple at Takeo  I was quite excited to see our first temple at Takeo. Takeo is a province of Cambodia. The provincial capital is also named Takeo.  Takeo town has a population of 39,186, and is 77km from Phnom Penh. Ta Prohm Temple at Takeo, is a temple of the Angkorian period, constructed during […]

Phnom Penh |City sights

City sights around the streets of Phnom Penh During our days in Phnom Penh we enjoyed many city sights, some we passed often, other city sights were unusual and different. The Independence Monument we saw many times. This Monument is on one of the main thoroughfares at a roundabout. There are many large statues or […]

A Mekong Cruise on the mighty Mekong River

A Mekong Cruise On our small group tour with Wendy Wu we enjoyed an evening Mekong Cruise on the mighty Mekong River.  “Paris Le Mekong”  was the name of our Mekong cruise boat. The Mekong river was wide and fast flowing, a huge river, brown and muddy, with much floating debris. The Mekong River appeared […]

Killing Fields – Cambodia -a chilling experience

Killing Fields of Choeung Ek – Cambodia At the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek the bodies of seventeen thousand people were found buried in mass graves. These people came from the Tuol  Sleng prison in Phnom Penh. The Cambodian people came from all walks of life and all ethnic groups. Politicians, doctors, teachers, the elderly, […]

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