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    Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville
    Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville
    Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville
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    Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville

    By Anton Swanepoel

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    Cambodia's Seaside Treasures.

    Close your eyes and imagine white, sandy beaches stretching along a coastline of lapping waves and endless beauty. Your senses are treated to sounds, smells, and tastes you’ve pictured, but never thought possible. Now open your eyes and you’re there...these lavish seaside cities have beckoned you and you are theirs.

    From serene coastal locations to the city of ghosts in the mountains, your senses will be deluged with new found wonder and excitement.

    Kampot, a quiet town in the southern portion of the country, is nestled alongside a lazy river, feeding the Gulf of Thailand. Commercial tours and guides would have you visit a few of the local sites, but overlook some of the most enchanting: Popokvil and Kbal Chhay waterfall, as well as white elephant cave, to name a few. This guide is like no other, a trademark of the travel books Mr. Swanepoel has published. They are filled with hundreds of pictures and directions (including GPS coordinates). Readers are literally walked down hidden paths and along trails, less traveled, to transcendent scenes only known to the locals.

    Cambodia is home to writer, Anton Swanepoel, a highly trained scuba instructor and travel expert. He has compiled information that has less to do with where to eat and sleep, based on one person’s perspective, and more to do with taking advantage of the time you’re in country. The book is concise and addresses issues that trouble many travelers: safety concerns, costs, logistics and much more. Avoid being taken advantage of, or worse, by preparing yourself with this painstakingly comprehensive guide.

    There are hundreds of sites to see – too many to mention here but they are covered in their entirety, leaving nothing to chance. Know what to expect from Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s premiere beach side resort: a haven for travelers, backpackers, and visitors intent on losing themselves in a sea of tranquility.

    You’ve planned for months, searched hundreds of Internet sites, and laid awake at night in preparation for your trip of a lifetime...go one step further and download this extensive guide to Cambodia’s most popular coastal towns – you’ll be glad you did.

    If you want to explore the best of the seaside towns in Cambodia, then This Book is For You

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAnton Swanepoel
    Release dateJun 26, 2015
    ISBN9781311201713
    Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville
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    Anton Swanepoel

    Adventurer and world traveler, Anton Swanepoel, hales originally from Pretoria, South Africa, but has called a number of exotic locations home. Educated as a software engineer, he worked for a large multinational company before deciding to travel the globe. Along life's journey, Anton became a skilled scuba diver and technical diving instructor, teaching for seven years while living in the Cayman Islands. His resume touts Tri-Mix instructor levels from multiple licensing agencies, and dive records over 400 feet. Mr. Swanepoel has always loved travel and writing. In the past several years he's combined these passions, authoring and publishing a host of books, sharing secrets he's learned along the way. When he's not exploring an underwater landscape or racing a motorcycle down a stretch of highway, you'll find Anton visiting world destinations and chronicling his experiences. Today, he is a fulltime globetrotter and writer, having penned instructional guides for diving and travel, as well as a pair of fictional novels. His excurtion titles are geared toward do-it-yourself travelers, who enjoy saving money and seeing the out-of-way places. His favorite destinations include, Machu Picchu, the mountains of Vietnam, and the Temples at Angkor Wat.

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      Kampot, Kep and Sihanoukville - Anton Swanepoel

      Note

      This book covers three popular tourist towns close to the coast in Cambodia. The book includes popular attractions near or in each town, with pictures to show you what to expect, including directions and GPS coordinates.

      The book is not a guide to where to sleep and eat. What sets this book apart is the number of pictures that shows you what to expect in the three towns, why go to the towns, including if an attraction is worth going to. Additional is the directions and locations of the attractions, allowing you to find them yourself without a guide.

      Note on GPS coordinates. Coordinates where taken with a Badelf GPS Pro 2200 module. The module is highly accurate, however, note that not all maps agree when comparing the same data point. However, the coordinates should be close enough to an attraction to get you there. Also know, that no matter how accurate the coordinates are, if you use a device that is not accurate, it may be slightly off, but will still get you to the point. You can use the coordinates and insert them directly into google maps, and most smart phones, to get ideas of the roads needed to take to an attraction.

      A good map application to use is Forevermap.

      Important read

      Cambodia is a poverty stricken country that is slowly getting on its feet. Although many people in the cities seem to live a reasonable life, most work long hours for little pay, and in the countryside, things are still bad.

      There are two main things you have to understand when coming to Cambodia.

      One, forced child labor is a problem. When you visit the beaches, or even the temples in Siem Reap, you will be approached by kids selling items. This is normally postcards or arm bands and so forth. You will also see disfigured babies or children being carried around, where the mother asks for money for the child.

      Supporting these people in any way (by giving money or food or buying from them), keeps them on the street. As long as there is a support for the system, children will continue to be forced out on the street, away from schools, to make money for people that sit at home and drink. Realize that most orphan places are scams, and that babies are rented for the evening by women to walk around and beg for money. (Sometimes they ask for baby milk powder, that when bought by you, are later promptly returned for cash). The money does not go to the child, and it gives them an incentive to keep the child out of school and on the street. That child will then grow up uneducated, and become part of the crime system. Children are also vulnerable to abuse on the street, and work very long hours.

      If you see a child in danger, call the ChildSafe 24 hour hotline on 012-478100. www.childsafe-cambodia.org

      Two, Cambodia is a place where prices are negotiated. Things can be had for cheap, and this is where problems start. By all means, do haggle a bit over the price, it is normal. However, please do not try and squeeze the price down to nothing. Realize that many police officers get around $60 a month, and other workers $100 to $150 a month. So instead of trying to get that $5 arm band down to $1, or that $3 tuk tuk ride down to 50c, drink one less beer and pay a dollar or so more. $1 is a meal for them. Just do not buy from children that walk around on the streets or amongst the temples. Buy from the shops or market stalls.

      For more information, see When Children Become Tourist Attractions site. http://www.thinkchildsafe.org/thinkbeforevisiting/

      Kampot

      Kampot is in southeast Cambodia, at the base of the Elephant Mountains, and is the capital of Kampot province. Kampot is 150km from Phnom Penh, 100km from Sihanoukville, and 26 km from Kep. The Prek Kampong Bay River, cuts Kampot in two, with the city center being located on the east side.

      History

      Build in the 1800s, it housed the first sea port in Cambodia, and remained an important town until the southern port at Kampong Som was built in the 1950s. Kampot has changed hands between the Vietnamese and Cambodian government a number of times in its history. King Ang-Duong finally took permanent control of Kampot in the 1840’s. Kampot’s beauty and importance as a seaport, caught the eye of rich French bureaucrats that invested heavily in the development of the town. Their investment let to the development of the Bokor hill station, and much of the older architecture of the town that now makes up part of the tourist attraction of the town. Kampot province is renowned for the best peppers in Cambodia.

      Atmosphere

      Kampot is possibly one of the most relaxed towns in Cambodia, and definitely a must see. With its wide French Colonial style streets and old buildings, friendly people, and nearby attractions, one can be forgiven for forgetting about time. A number of restaurants and hotels line the river bank, where one can enjoy a drink and a meal with a view of the Elephant Mountains in the distance.

      Good salad here, close to the old bridge.

      10°36’36.5000 N 104°10’37.4500 E

      Dining with the Elephant mountains in the distance and the river close by.

      View of the river and mountains from the waterfront walkway.

      One can walk or jog along the river, or just sit and relax.

      Restaurants and hotels lining the riverfront.

      The roads close to the river front also have a number of coffee shops and restaurants. Seating is mostly outdoors, with none having air conditioning, and few have fans.

      Wide streets in the town.

      The central road has a nice island in the middle that gives good walk and jogging space with ample seating to sit and relax. Almost the same as the riverfront walkway.

      Away from the waterfront, the town is basic Cambodian roads and buildings. However, the streets are far cleaner than many other towns, and traffic is far more relaxed.

      Accommodation

      Kampot, like most Cambodian towns, caters for a wide range of travelers. Most of the backpacker places are found a few miles outside

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