We began making our way toward Vietnam and stopped in Kampot, a lazy town located on the Mekong that is known for its relaxed feel and jaw-droppingly beautiful river sunsets. It is also home to the largest and possibly only statue of a Durian fruit in the world.
This “king of fruits” bears a horn covered husk, is quite large and extremely potent. At first glance, there’s nothing appealing about this spikey fruit but the locals love the creamy custard-like taste despite its strong stench. The smell is so overbearring that many hotels and public transportation have banned the fruit throughout Southeast Asia, imposing hefty fines for violators.
While we only spent two days exploring Kampot, one of which Ali spent the day nursing the back of the leg that she burned on the exhaust of a motorbike, we did find a couple places that we’d recommend. If you’re looking for a meal that will blow your mind, go to Ecran Noodle Shop for some homemade Chinese noodles and dumplings for cheap cheap. I think we payed around $2 for each of our meals and they were so delicious we were tempted to order another. They also have a small cinema upstairs and private movie rooms for rent at a pretty good price. Moral of the story? Go.
Kampot night market carnival rides…only $.25!
Our second recommendation would be to stay in a bunaglow located on the river. We heard from several other travelers that Samon Village was a great place to stay and reasonably priced, but the place was booked by the time we got around to making the reservation (the day before). We decided to rent a bike and stopped to check the bungalows out along the way. The location and its view was ideal, the mood was super relaxed and they even rent kayaks! Although we didn’t get to enjoy it ourselves, we hope a few of you travelers will.
The following morning we hoped on a “VIP” minibus that took us to another bus that took us to another bus after that eventually took us to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Until next time!
Vietnam, here we come!
Ready for our next adventure.
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