Kampot - Kep road, southerm Cambodian coast
Crab fisherwoman in Kep
Cooked with green peppercorns, stunning, a taste sensation
One of many gutted houses in Kep sur MerAfter Phnom Penh, a city we really enjoyed, we headed to the south coast, to Kampot, an area with 'world' famous pepper, and here we ate crab, absolutely delicious. The area around Kep was destroyed by the KR in the late 70s as it was filled with the elites holiday homes. It's now slowly getting back on its feet, though the coastline is dotted with burnt out classic 30s houses.
The border crossing into Vietnam at Ha Tien was opened a year ago - you travel on a pot holed unsealed dirt track on the cambodian side, but hit asphalt on the vietnamese side. We were expecting the usual demand for 1 dollar so common on border crossings here, and indeed John & Leanne, the only other 2 westerners to switch countries here that day, had to cough up this amount for not having an 'International Health Passport' - when we were asked, we took out our booklet from our GP, the unreliable Dr Ruth Jones of the Garratt Lane Surgery, and hey presto it was recognised at the border - we celebrated this small victory by having extra 'Saigon beer' in the evening....cheers Ruth!
The border crossing into Vietnam at Ha Tien was opened a year ago - you travel on a pot holed unsealed dirt track on the cambodian side, but hit asphalt on the vietnamese side. We were expecting the usual demand for 1 dollar so common on border crossings here, and indeed John & Leanne, the only other 2 westerners to switch countries here that day, had to cough up this amount for not having an 'International Health Passport' - when we were asked, we took out our booklet from our GP, the unreliable Dr Ruth Jones of the Garratt Lane Surgery, and hey presto it was recognised at the border - we celebrated this small victory by having extra 'Saigon beer' in the evening....cheers Ruth!
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Another superb installment once again making the mundane day-to-day living in England seem, well, very mundane indeed. We're off to Portugal for Easter so will be in touch in about three weeks. Meanwhile, Felix will be the proud owner off that wonderful watch.
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