A Kampot New Year

Kampot was calling, as we left the jungle surroundings of our Christmas hideaway.

We managed to get a local shared taxi, FULL to capacity. (two people per seat) for 7 dollars for the two hour journey. Kampot is a sleepy town with tasty cuisine, a chilled backpacker vibe, dusted with old french colonial architecture.

We opted to stay out of town on the river front in neat, sweet bungalow and made it our base for 5 nights. The river view bar was super super chilled with amazing food, tasty shakes and ice cold draught beer. Bliss!

Whilst bicycle exploring by day, we met a few ex pats taht had decided to make Kampot their home, and you can see why. Probably one of the places we have visited so far that we could see us staying longer and maybe setting up a life there. We we given some tips on where to eat and where to get the best sunsets and cocktails, their recommendations didn't disappoint,

NYE was a brilliant day of bar hopping on the bikes and sampling some tasty local treats. The Kampot Cider was my choice of drink for the day... brewed locally and perfect for the humid days. We eventually found ourselves on the roof top bar of the Mad Monkey hostel, where champagne was 2$ and we saw 2017 with some new friends we met that night. So much fun but a lot of sore heads the next day.Read more