<\/a>Cafe Espresso in Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Cupcake from Cafe Espresso in Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
GreenHouse.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe food here is also really good! The croissants are incredible, and I had the richest most overwhelmingly (in a good way) peanutty, peanut sauce here. It was served over chicken with salad and with some hot sauce on it was just perfection.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nRikiTikiTavi.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThey have a lovely happy hour here at sunset. There are great views over the river and cocktails are 2×1. Our favorite was the mojito. Truthfully we found the food here to be very OK. I may have been more impressed in another town, but Kampot just has too much incredible food and theirs suffered a bit in comparison.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Happy hour at Rikitikitavi Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>View from Rikitikitavi Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Rusty Keyhole.<\/strong><\/p>\nEverybody talks about the ribs here. That\u2019s because they are damn good ribs. They are not \u201cgood for Cambodia\u201d ribs either. They are legitimately REALLY good ribs.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nEpic Arts Caf\u00e9.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThere are a ton of NGOs in Cambodia, but this one spoke to me (for obvious reasons) the most. They run a Special education Project in Cambodia and call themselves \u201can inclusive arts organization that brings together people with and without disabilities.\u201d Definitely my type of place! They also make some really nice food and we especially liked their scones and brownies.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nLa Java Bleue. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a>La Java Bleue Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>French La Java Bleue Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Drinks at La Java Bleue Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Caf\u00e9 Malay.<\/strong><\/p>\nOwned by Germans and the menu includes homemade sausages and sauerkraut!<\/p>\n
DiVino Italian Restaurant.<\/strong><\/p>\nWe came here a couple of times and everything we had was very nice. I think the star of the show for us was the bruschetta, and the chili infused olive oil. The pesto pasta, salads, and pizza were all very good as well but that bruschetta was something to write home about!<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nMea Culpa.<\/strong><\/p>\nAs I mentioned the hotel where we stayed also has a very good Italian restaurant. Tom really enjoyed the pizzas here and I loved the salads. They were topped with feta and pine nuts and were quite tasty.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nSelf-Catering.<\/strong><\/p>\nGroceries. <\/strong> \nThere are two little grocery stores right next to each other on the Durian roundabout (BTW, It\u2019s kind of weird that I town I love so passionate celebrates a fruit I hate so vehemently). The more cluttered looking, dustier shop has a much better selection than the other one. We found such treats as really nice Hungarian salami, blue cheese, and fancy dark chocolate here!<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a>Giant Durian Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Bakery.<\/strong> \nThere is one little bakery if you turn left just past Caf\u00e9 Espresso (walking away from Epic Arts caf\u00e9). We bought bread here once, but then discovered another larger bakery and I ma pretty sure that the little one just buys the bread from the bigger one and re-sells it. The bigger bakery is on the same street as the \u201cnew bridge.\u201d Just go up that street into town and you will see it on your left.<\/p>\nWork.<\/h3>\n Wi-Fi was actually quite good in Kampot. It was better here than Seem Reap or Phnom Penh so with all of the great food options and the general friendliness of the town it is a great \u201cdigital nomad\u201d option. We worked at the same place we stayed \u201cMea Culpa\u201d quite a bit. We also worked at Caf\u00e9 Espresso, Epic Arts Caf\u00e9 and Greenhouse. All of these places had power outlets, fast wife, and di not seem to mind that we spent hours on our computer before or after our meal. Caf\u00e9 Espresso was by far my favorite place to work as they kept re-filling our complimentary drinking water and had a big, nice, wooden table to work on.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nDo.<\/h3>\n Yoga at Banteay Srey Project. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nThis is by far what I did the most of while we were in Kampot. This is a beautiful little spa and yoga studio that is women\u2019s only and does some great work with women in Cambodia. You can read more about the work that they on their site. There are two yoga classes a day (11 am and 5 pm) and both classes are 90 minutes. The morning class is more athletic than the afternoon class. It is $5 a class or 10 classes for $30, which is a pretty fantastic price. I took the opportunity to build my own yoga retreat and went to one or two classes a day here.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nSpa Treatments.<\/strong><\/p>\nThere are many spas offering treatments in Kampot, including some blind massage shops. I got the \u201cBanteay Srey Special\u201d after my last yoga class there and it was lovely. It was a 2.5-hour treatment that included a scrub, steam, pedicure, hour-long massage and juice for $28. I also spent some time relaxing on their beautiful back deck chatting with some of the other girls who were there before my treatment. All of the girls working at the spa were incredibly nice and very good at what they did! The ambience here is a lot nicer than most of the spas or massage shops I have been to in SE Asia.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nBike rides.<\/strong><\/p>\nKampot is made up of very wide streets so it is a great place to ride a bike. Mea Culpa has bikes available for their guests to borrow for free anytime they wish.<\/p>\n
Lily Pond. <\/strong><\/p>\nRight next to Mea Culpa there is a very pretty lily pond just chock full of bright pink blooms. The flowers bloom every morning and then close when they day starts to really heat up around noon. \nRiver activities.<\/p>\n
River Fun. <\/strong><\/p>\nSwimming, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding and general splashing about can all be had up and down the river. The only place that we got into the water was at Greenhouse. It is farther outside of town than anywhere else and so it felt like a nicer place to be in the water. We had a blast playing on the stand-up paddleboards one afternoon with friends.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>SUP Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Paddleboards Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Plating on the river Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Salt Fields.<\/strong><\/p>\nIf you cross either of the bridges from the main side to the other side and go left you will find some beautiful salt fields just outside of town. We went at sunset and they were lovely. Our friend Erin went for a run past them at sunrise and took some photos<\/a>, that made me wish I was a \u201cwake up early and run somewhere\u201d kind of a girl instead of the \u201clay in bed in the morning and then ride a motorbike there later\u201d kind of a girl that I am.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a>Salt Fields Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Close up Salt Fields Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Day trips.<\/h3>\n There are some great day trips just a little bit outside of Kampot, and though we planned on seeing more, we did manage to make it to three of them.<\/p>\n
Kep.<\/strong><\/p>\nA little town on the coast that is a 30-45 minute motorbike ride away. Kep is known for crab and has a very lively seafood market. The crab was delicious and smothered in a yummy green pepper sauce. The beaches also looked really nice here, apparently they had just trucked in a bunch of sand from Otres beach and it seemed to be settling in nicely \u263a<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Seafood in Kep Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Picking Crab in Kep Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div> \n <\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nRabbit Island.<\/strong><\/p>\nFrom Kep you can hire boats that seat 8-10 for $25 round trip to visit Rabbit Island, or Koh Tonsay. The island is just beautiful and when we were there we used loungers and hammocks all day that nobody ever asked us to pay anything for. Come to think of it, there were not any touts walking up and down the beach either. Beers and coconuts were .75 cents each and the water was a clear and bathwater warm aquamarine. We definitely could have come here a couple of more times!<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nPepper Fields.<\/strong><\/p>\nOutside of Kep and Kampot there are many different pepper farms. Which as an added bonus means that most of the restaurants cook with delicious fresh green pepper. There are many different pepper farms that you can visit and we rode a motorbike to Sothy\u2019s Pepper farm<\/a>. We chose Sothy\u2019s because it was the first one that we saw, but it was a really nice experience. Someone from the farm showed us around and explained how they grow the pepper, when it is harvested, how it is grafted, and what they use for bugs since it is all organic. He also explained how the different colors of pepper are made.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a>Pepper plant Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Peppercorns Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Pepper Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
We were very surprised to discover that red, white, and black peppers all come from the same plant! The only difference is the maturity at which it is harvested, and whether or not the skin is removed. We sampled all three kinds of pepper at the end and were amazed at how different they all tasted. Sothy herself was there chatting with some other visitors and we talked to her for a few minutes about the work she had done with the Peace Corps.<\/p>\n
After the tour we waited for the guide to try and sell us something, or to let us know how much we owed him, but there was none of that! He simply smiled and answered all the questions we had. We left him a tip in the box on the table, but it was very unlike other guide experiences we have had where they have told us, in no uncertain terms exactly how much our tip, per-person, needed to be.<\/p>\n
Other Tips.<\/h3>\n We were in Kampot in the dry season and it is a dusty place for sure! Any of the gas stations in town will give you face masks for free and I would use them if you are going to be riding any distance on a motorbike. After breathing in all of the dust that gets blown up when you are riding you can develop a pretty nasty cough.<\/p>\n
<\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\nPhotos for visas and other visa info.<\/strong> If you are going to be getting your visa for Vietnam in Sihanoukville than there is a photo sop that will make your visa photos a couple of doors down from the grocery stores I mentioned. Global Goose wrote this great post<\/a> on how to get your Vietnamese visa in Sihanoukville.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/a>Getting a Vietnamese visa in Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li>
<\/a>Photos for Vietnam visa in Kampot Cambodia <\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/noscript><\/div>\n
Read Never Ending Voyage’s guide to Kampot here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahh Kampot, how do I put you in a nutshell? Actually, come to think of it, I wish Kampot did fit in a nutshell so that I could take it with me everywhere! Then...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[7,39,37,56,34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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