Kampot

Even though Angkor is the highlight for most people going to Cambodia, for me I enjoyed Kampot just as much. In some extend, I would rather stay in Kampot for the whole week than to spend the same time around the temples in Angkor. I've spent only 2 days in Angkor, and toured most of the important temples. It's a "been there, done that" kind of thing. But for Kampot, I've spent the same amount of time there, had much less to do there, but I didn't want to leave when it was time to go. It's that lay back feeling that attracted me.

The guest house I stayed in was a big factor I think. I stayed in a small little guest house called Hang Guest House. It's a little house hide away in the back road, facing the river. In the morning I would go to the front porch area where the restaurant is. At 7 when nobody's awake yet except for a few workers sweeping the floor preparing for business, and the little doggy sniffing around, looking for a morning pat, I would sit at the table facing the river and do my daily devotion. 1 or 2 fishing boats would pass by quietly. A cow or 2 wandered into the front yard tried to eat the grass, but little doggy tried to scare them off.