Khett Kampot Vacations, Khett Kampot Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

Finding Victoria. Many countries across the globe have honoured Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Commonwealth. On my travels I will keep my eye out for various namesakes.

The hotel on the riverfront in Phnom Penh turned out to be run by Sam from Cheers, which explained the low-level prostitution. We got to Kampot from Phnom Penh by way of a dodgy minibus and then a dodgy real bus. None of the buses have air con when you need it and they all start really really early in the morning. Kampot isn't really on the usual tourist route, although it's still in the Lonely Planet. Still, it's basically in the middle of nowhere. We arrived just after midday which was a b...

People i met here, who contributed to and improved my trip: Juliana (Russia), Niall (Ireland), Jill (Australia), Willis and Evelyn (Holland) Julia and I had pre booked our taxi to Kampot from Sihanoukville, so as to avoid any problems haggling with the locals over price. What a pointless exercise this proved to be. For the dollar commission we paid, we got a pick up from our hostel, which took us to a taxi rank, where we were left to our own devices! Initially the driver wanted 8 people in a...