A typical Cambodian rest stop. Displays almost to a tee the strange intermingling facets of Cambodian society: Cow minding his own business, man relaxing in the 'asian squat' and a text messenger hard at work.
The ride from Sihanoukville to Kampot seemed easy enough. A straight shot two hour drive in a shared taxi. By our guesstimates a solid 95% of cars in Cambodia are Toyota Camrys. Our taxi happenned to be the smallest model ever made. So, of course, our driver informed us that we needed a total of 6 passengers for the journey. Not pictured in the back seat: me taking the photo from a silly angle, mike squished next to me, Justin and Oreli, a young french couple to his left. In the front left is their buddy Sam, one of the great charachters of the trip. And yes, that would be the driver in the middle. The young Khmer lady was not pleased with the idea of sitting with Sam, so she just squeezed in and tried to stay out of the way. The French couple proceeded to make out and i fell asleep. Mike was not pleased.
Epic arts cafe - One of the many non-profit ventures we've visited, this one is run by and for the hard of hearing and physically disabled residents of Kampot. Good food, great cause.
Seeing Hands massage - this was actually taken in Siem Reap, but they have branches all over the country. You get a one hour massage from a person who is blind for a bout $4. The place is again operated by and for the sight challenged, providing them safe housing and opportunity.
View from the balcony of our guesthouse in Kampot, at rush hour.
A typical Cambodian rest stop. Displays almost to a tee the strange intermingling facets of Cambodian society: Cow minding his own business, man relaxing in the 'asian squat' and a text messenger hard at work.
The ride from Sihanoukville to Kampot seemed easy enough. A straight shot two hour drive in a shared taxi. By our guesstimates a solid 95% of cars in Cambodia are Toyota Camrys. Our taxi happenned to be the smallest model ever made. So, of course, our driver informed us that we needed a total of 6 passengers for the journey. Not pictured in the back seat: me taking the photo from a silly angle, mike squished next to me, Justin and Oreli, a young french couple to his left. In the front left is their buddy Sam, one of the great charachters of the trip. And yes, that would be the driver in the middle. The young Khmer lady was not pleased with the idea of sitting with Sam, so she just squeezed in and tried to stay out of the way. The French couple proceeded to make out and i fell asleep. Mike was not pleased.
Epic arts cafe - One of the many non-profit ventures we've visited, this one is run by and for the hard of hearing and physically disabled residents of Kampot. Good food, great cause.
Seeing Hands massage - this was actually taken in Siem Reap, but they have branches all over the country. You get a one hour massage from a person who is blind for a bout $4. The place is again operated by and for the sight challenged, providing them safe housing and opportunity.
View from the balcony of our guesthouse in Kampot, at rush hour.
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